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
Amid the hangover of the 0-4 start, students shuffled out their dorms, lured by free food and faint promise of school spirit at the Rose Bowl.
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Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Restyle Soft Goods Soft goods like accent pillows, throw blankets, and even curtains can be easily shuffled around to refresh your space, Reinhard says.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025
But what that led to, advocates and attorneys say, is that children in the state’s care continued to be in night to night placements and shuffled from home to home.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
One member of the group, Joel Wenhardt, from Southern California, shuffled to the piano and flopped down on the bench.
—Jane Bua, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
After a year where the Avs shuffled through nearly the entire Eagles forward group, in part because none of them were able to consistently produce, who are the injury callups going to be?
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Before the throw, Maye had shuffled up in the pocket to avoid the rush.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
The practice schedule has also been shuffled, sleep is being emphasized and the team will travel on a larger plane.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Budget cuts are about to bring big changes to San Diego’s 37 neighborhood library branches — including shorter hours, shuffled staff and rescheduled activities.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Restyle Soft Goods Soft goods like accent pillows, throw blankets, and even curtains can be easily shuffled around to refresh your space, Reinhard says.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025
But what that led to, advocates and attorneys say, is that children in the state’s care continued to be in night to night placements and shuffled from home to home.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
One member of the group, Joel Wenhardt, from Southern California, shuffled to the piano and flopped down on the bench.
—Jane Bua, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
After a year where the Avs shuffled through nearly the entire Eagles forward group, in part because none of them were able to consistently produce, who are the injury callups going to be?
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Before the throw, Maye had shuffled up in the pocket to avoid the rush.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
The practice schedule has also been shuffled, sleep is being emphasized and the team will travel on a larger plane.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Budget cuts are about to bring big changes to San Diego’s 37 neighborhood library branches — including shorter hours, shuffled staff and rescheduled activities.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shuffled
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By Dom Luszczyszyn, Sean Gentille and Shayna Goldman Coming into last season, the Washington Capitals had taken major steps to improve a roster that, by plenty of measures, had fluked its way into the postseason and summarily gotten stomped in the first round.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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When the band quickly left before the encore, the elated, yet sweaty, audience clapped their hands and stomped their feet without virtually anyone leaving the building.—
Josh Chesler,
AZCentral.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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The rise of streaming and shifting business models have disrupted the rhythms on which many of us built stable careers, and production has become increasingly global and complex.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
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On one hand, companies like Upwork and Fiverr have suffered as generative AI has disrupted simple contract jobs like copyediting and translation.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
6 Oct. 2025
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Except, of course, for that old dinosaur that somehow stumbled into a misplaced DeLorean, fired up the flux capacitor, and time travelled from the stone ages straight to the Uli beach.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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Determined to keep searching, Hollie eventually stumbled on a TLC episode featuring a boy named Gio, who also had Schwartz-Jampel Syndrome.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Lethargic and confused in their play.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Oxygen bleach soaks—Oxygen bleach (not to be confused with chlorine bleach) is a gentle yet powerful whitening agent.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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Part of the controversy appears to have related to the fact that the carpet covered tile that, if disturbed, could expose children to asbestos.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Boxelder bugs can also release an unpleasant smell when crushed or otherwise disturbed.—
Andrea Beck,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Sep. 2025
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That resolve was echoed across Grand Blanc throughout the week, as people scrambled for ways to do something, anything to help.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Hundreds more were forced to sleep on cots in terminals overnight, as authorities scrambled to respond to unconfirmed but credible reports of drones in restricted airspace.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Shuffled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shuffled. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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