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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scuffing (up)
ruffling
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When the weather is warm, the best tables are those in the meditative interior courtyard open to blue sky, drifting clouds and the breeze ruffling sudare screens.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026 -
But the second set featured the sport’s ultimate heel ruffling feathers once again, when Medvedev won a point on a controversial hindrance call.—
Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Scuffing (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scuffing%20%28up%29. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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