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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
As children from the synagogue were shuffled to safety, nearby West Bloomfield Schools were under a shelter-in-place order from police.
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John Wisely, Freep.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Samson Fellows shuffled in his slippers to a small space heater and flicked it on.
—Hazlitt, 11 Mar. 2026
What supports will schools offer to students who are emotionally impacted by this sudden disruption, especially those who have already been shuffled around multiple times?
—Randy Ribay, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
Drained from work, Irvi shuffled down the stairs in sweatpants.
—Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
Panahi ended up at East Ninth Street and shuffled into Fabulous Fanny’s, a vintage-eyewear store full of carrousels of dead-stock frames.
—H. C. Wilentz, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
While those votes are ongoing, expect bill language to be shuffled in and out of bills as lawmakers scramble to find homes for their priorities in the final hours.
—Kaitlin Lange, IndyStar, 27 Feb. 2026
Ford has since shuffled the packages around in a 2025 consolidation that will go down as the closest thing the new Bronco received to a mid-cycle refresh.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 25 Feb. 2026
Teenage athletes, whose bodies are pushed to the breaking point and then shuffled out of the sport when new talent arises, bear the brunt of the pressure.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
John Wisely, Freep.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Samson Fellows shuffled in his slippers to a small space heater and flicked it on.
—Hazlitt, 11 Mar. 2026
What supports will schools offer to students who are emotionally impacted by this sudden disruption, especially those who have already been shuffled around multiple times?
—Randy Ribay, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
Drained from work, Irvi shuffled down the stairs in sweatpants.
—Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
Panahi ended up at East Ninth Street and shuffled into Fabulous Fanny’s, a vintage-eyewear store full of carrousels of dead-stock frames.
—H. C. Wilentz, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
While those votes are ongoing, expect bill language to be shuffled in and out of bills as lawmakers scramble to find homes for their priorities in the final hours.
—Kaitlin Lange, IndyStar, 27 Feb. 2026
Ford has since shuffled the packages around in a 2025 consolidation that will go down as the closest thing the new Bronco received to a mid-cycle refresh.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 25 Feb. 2026
Teenage athletes, whose bodies are pushed to the breaking point and then shuffled out of the sport when new talent arises, bear the brunt of the pressure.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shuffled
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Three weeks later, Jalloh allegedly assaulted an older male and stomped his head into the ground.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Mar. 2026
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This wasn’t the three-time Cy Young Award version of this man who stomped through their clubhouse doors this week.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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The conflict has disrupted energy production in the Middle East and led to a blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping route.—
Chloe Taylor,Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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The conflict has also disrupted airspace across parts of the Middle East, forcing airlines to reroute flights, particularly between Europe and Asia, along longer routes that burn more fuel and keep aircraft in the air for longer.—
Scott Campbell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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In Season 1, the publication of Lee’s latest exposé – a deep dive into the powerful Washberg family – is immediately followed by the suspicious suicide of Dale Washberg (Tim Blake Nelson), and Lee knows he’s stumbled onto something big.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2026
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But the Illini stumbled by losing four of six after that before winning their final two against bottom-dwellers Oregon and Maryland.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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But to be fair, if worn independently, any of these products could be easily confused for any standard accessory thanks to smaller chips and sensors.—
Brian Cheung,
NBC news,
16 Mar. 2026
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Brad Pitt once confused DiCaprio's parents for extras.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The hornets are extremely aggressive when the nest is disturbed.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
5 Mar. 2026
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Danita Hoskin, president of the Crown Hill Neighborhood Association, said that she was disturbed to learn recently that her neighborhood's life expectancy is more than 15 years shorter than for those who live north of 38th Street, according to the Polis Center at Indiana University Indianapolis.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
4 Mar. 2026
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Martin was shot several times, then pulled his own weapon and fired inside the club as patrons rushed for cover and scrambled for the exits.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Authorities scrambled to provide some sort of infrastructure in these settlements.—
John Vink,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Shuffled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shuffled. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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