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as in jumble
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
the paper got lost in the shuffle on his desk
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2
as in ambiguity
deliberate evasion in speech
no matter how directly we asked the question, all we got was shuffle in return
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as in to stomp
to move heavily or clumsily
the old man shuffled across the floor in his slippers
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as in to disrupt
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
shuffle the cards and deal five to each player
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Recent Examples of shuffle
Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
All is quiet except for the shuffle of hooves, as the mounts shift the weight of their riders and their heavy armor.
—Greg Grandin
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2025
Doctors shuffled her between units — labor and delivery, then other departments — but never ordered a CT scan.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The clip ends with Snoop doing a snow shuffle to the Olympic theme.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
All is quiet except for the shuffle of hooves, as the mounts shift the weight of their riders and their heavy armor.
—Greg Grandin
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
But after some shuffling at the position, Horn finally got his opportunity and immediately impacted the offense with the threat of his speed.
—Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2025
Doctors shuffled her between units — labor and delivery, then other departments — but never ordered a CT scan.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shuffle
Noun
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Ray’s most chaotic photograms—jumbles that push out of the frame or look like time bombs ready to explode—find echoes in his films, projected on the back walls, a show in themselves.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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In jumbles of old stones that, to me, are barely legible as the remains of buildings, Cocon López could see the entire timeline of old Aké and how later people interacted with and repurposed what came before.—
Lizzie Wade,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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One cultural role of child stars, after all, is to embody for their moment the ambiguities of approaching adolescence.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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There was less ambiguity in Minnesota; Rodgers was signed with the clear intention to start.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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When Empower Field hosted the CONCACAF Nations League final between the United States and Mexico in 2021, the building stomped and shook like a Saturday at College Station, Texas, or Madison, Wis.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
15 Oct. 2025
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Shortly after, another group of gunmen, without any face coverings, arrived at the site, stomped their feet, and stood in a grid formation.—
Yamiche Alcindor,
NBC news,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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He was also accused of disrupting a second informational table hosted by a student group, according to Illinois State University Police.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Kathryn Palmer The shutdown unfortunately disrupted my weekend plans to check out the FDR Presidential Library in upstate New York, but the gorgeous fall weather in the area was a welcome consolation.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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To open the big anniversary show, McEntire performed a decade-spanning medley, saluting one Song of the Year winner from each of the past six decades.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
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More than half are nurses, and the rest are a medley of employees who each occupy a special niche in the hospital.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In the clarity of her equivocation.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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The rest of the statement was full of equally cowardly equivocation.—
Sahar Mustafah
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Most people don’t accidentally stumble into building a multimillion-dollar empire.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
22 Oct. 2025
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The trio stumbles upon a crucial piece of evidence - and promptly compromises it.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But too often, this instinct to chase conflict distorts reality and confuses the public.—
Nancy Gibbs,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
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This view confuses structure with behavior.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Shuffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shuffle. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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