1
as in stomped
to move heavily or clumsily
the old man shuffled across the floor in his slippers
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as in disrupted
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
shuffle the cards and deal five to each player
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Recent Examples of shuffled
Over the past two months, he’s been shuffled through three detention centers despite attempts to pay a bond set by the immigration judge.
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 22 Aug. 2025
On Wednesday Ahn slowly shuffled to a bridge leading to the Korean Peninsula’s Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), pleading for permission to cross the zone – one of the most heavily militarized borders in the world – and enter North Korea.
—Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
My shortlist of 50 wouldn’t have shuffled Braid, Celeste, or Terraria to this section, but, y’know, different strokes.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
After about a half hour, our block of appointments were shuffled over to another outside line and checked for our appointment registration.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
Theirry shuffled into the room.
—Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
The country star shuffled back and forth and moonwalked while singing the prechorus.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The coaching staff shuffled its depth chart, handing extra reps to players who had performed well over the previous nine practices and deserved a longer look.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
Analysts at Mizuho shuffled up its top picks in a note Monday.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 22 Aug. 2025
On Wednesday Ahn slowly shuffled to a bridge leading to the Korean Peninsula’s Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), pleading for permission to cross the zone – one of the most heavily militarized borders in the world – and enter North Korea.
—Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
My shortlist of 50 wouldn’t have shuffled Braid, Celeste, or Terraria to this section, but, y’know, different strokes.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
After about a half hour, our block of appointments were shuffled over to another outside line and checked for our appointment registration.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
Theirry shuffled into the room.
—Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
The country star shuffled back and forth and moonwalked while singing the prechorus.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The coaching staff shuffled its depth chart, handing extra reps to players who had performed well over the previous nine practices and deserved a longer look.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
Analysts at Mizuho shuffled up its top picks in a note Monday.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shuffled
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Many in Hollywood were dubious as to whether Universal and Amblin could reboot the Jurassic franchise for a third time, and birth a new trilogy more than three decades after Steven Spielberg’s dinos first stomped onto the big screen in 1993’s Jurassic Park.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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People expecting a state championship rematch between Benet and Marist in the Crimson Classic finals had those plans stomped upon Saturday when Lockport ended up surprising the Redwings 29-27, 18-25, 15-10 in the semifinals.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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When gamma rhythms are disrupted, as has been observed in ADHD, schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease, signals may arrive out of step and fail to get through cleanly, resulting in poorer attention and memory functioning.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Sep. 2025
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In this game, the creatures are called Anima and they’ve been scattered all across the world when the balance of the magical ‘Nexus’ is disrupted.—
David Jagneaux,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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And arguing with the benefits of a difficult tuneup game can be a useless point, especially as Napier stumbled in from a practice that ran almost 10 minutes long, gearing up for USF.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Closer Bryan Abreu stumbled but has earned the benefit of the doubt with the dominance he’s displayed.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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The office had been working with elderly, low-income and disabled people to see what most confused them about SSA processes and what would most help them if these were redesigned.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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Forgive some Colorado Avalanche fans if they’re confused by the lack of noise as training camp beckons.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
6 Sep. 2025
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Daskalakis was disturbed by Kennedy’s comments that chickens that survive H5N1 bird flu are genetically superior and that the stronger children who get measles will survive.—
Judy Stone,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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On another job in an extravagant mansion, he’s disturbed by a loud noise upstairs.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
31 Aug. 2025
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The offices of McEwen and Sheffield and the Alaska State Troopers all scrambled, trying to answer their questions and offer some closure.—
Bjorn Dihle,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
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Both years, from his office three hours away near Champaign, Hiatt and a small team of federal officials with the Natural Resources Conservation Service scrambled to come up with easement funds, even outside of a disaster declaration.—
Molly Parker,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
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