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Recent Examples of shamble The manor’s ghouls and shambling zombies don’t feel any less threatening when contained within the tiny square portraits of a card. The New York Times, New York Times, 30 May 2025 The left horse just wanted to shamble along, while the right horse pulled with frantic jerks. Louise Erdrich, New Yorker, 25 May 2025 One nickname — Zombie tranq — reflects shambling from deep sedation. Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2025 The cultural preoccupation with zombies shambles on in The Last of Us and other movies and video games. Neda Ulaby, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for shamble
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shamble
Verb
  • Young Hamnet’s shuffling off this mortal coil once laid the groundwork for a masterpiece.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Shelters that shuffle people in and out overnight don’t solve anything.
    Stephan Rabimov, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Inspired by true events, The Rip centers on a team of Miami police officers who stumble upon millions in cash during a raid of a stash house.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The Rise of Long-Horizon Capital Where VCs stumbled, others seized control.
    Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Most tourists don't come to Abu Dhabi to put on a thick coat and stomp around a snowy landscape but theme park fans are the exception.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • That certainly looked to be the case as the Indianapolis Colts stomped the Miami Dolphins 33-8 in the regular-season opener.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Shamble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shamble. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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