1
as in stomping
to move heavily or clumsily
the old man shuffled across the floor in his slippers
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as in disrupting
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
shuffle the cards and deal five to each player
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as in lumbering
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as in ambling
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Recent Examples of shuffling
Peter D'abrosca , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Instead of shuffling through the deep cabinet shelves for small jars, attach rows of slim shelves with dowel rods to safely hold a few dozen spices.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
Companies react with token fixes, making small austerity cuts, shuffling around leadership, and rebranding business units.
—Daniel Schmeltz, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
The Detroit Tigers had some roster shuffling to take care of before Thursday's series finale against the Cleveland Guardians.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
However, this campaign has seen Cody Gakpo drop deeper from the left wing, often shuffling back into the midfield line.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
In it, a monster with bolts in his head and a shuffling gate was created by a man.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
The closures have resulted in staff shuffling throughout the library system and rescheduled activities such as author talks and photography exhibits.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
But this year’s Series 11 likely won’t be a dramatic update, with Apple retaining the same look, including a new screen that ups the maximum brightness and shuffling its color (the Jet Black Series 10, for instance, has had chipping issues) and band offerings.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The video shows agents ducking for cover in front of two white vans while quickly shuffling detainees inside the facility, where an ICE agent frantically guided the detainees down a hallway.
—Peter D'abrosca , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Instead of shuffling through the deep cabinet shelves for small jars, attach rows of slim shelves with dowel rods to safely hold a few dozen spices.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
Companies react with token fixes, making small austerity cuts, shuffling around leadership, and rebranding business units.
—Daniel Schmeltz, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
The Detroit Tigers had some roster shuffling to take care of before Thursday's series finale against the Cleveland Guardians.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
However, this campaign has seen Cody Gakpo drop deeper from the left wing, often shuffling back into the midfield line.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
In it, a monster with bolts in his head and a shuffling gate was created by a man.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
The closures have resulted in staff shuffling throughout the library system and rescheduled activities such as author talks and photography exhibits.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
But this year’s Series 11 likely won’t be a dramatic update, with Apple retaining the same look, including a new screen that ups the maximum brightness and shuffling its color (the Jet Black Series 10, for instance, has had chipping issues) and band offerings.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shuffling
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The Norwegian stomping clear of a defence caught too high up the pitch.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Throngs of teenagers can be seen in the videos hitting, kicking, stomping and pushing victims.—
Robert Anglen,
AZCentral.com,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In contrast, older workers—typically occupying more senior or specialized roles—show little anxiety about AI disrupting their employment.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
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At least 12 people died as heavy rain lashed the eastern Indian city of Kolkata and surrounding areas ahead of a major festival, flooding streets, disrupting transport and leaving residents stranded for hours, officials said Wednesday.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The episode ends with a surreal, graphic deepfake scene of a totally nude Donald Trump stumbling around a desert.—
Nick Marx,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
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Inside the agency, Dudek, ill-prepared for leadership or for DOGE’s murky agenda, was stumbling through the chaos in part by creating some of his own.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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At one point at the state banquet, the president was seen confusing Camilla and Kate.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
25 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement The recent announcement only compounds the harm, confusing parents and diverting attention and resources from questions that could actually bring answers.—
Dr. Craig Spencer,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The fresh data arrives at a wobbly moment for the nation's economy.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
25 Sep. 2025
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Some analysts express hope the Bay Area’s innovation economy can help steady the region’s wobbly job market, especially if cutting-edge sectors such as artificial intelligence spark hiring in this region.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Occasionally, as in the obscurity of Legion’s later episodes or the plodding pace of some Fargo plots, this approach can verge on self-indulgence.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The opinion, issued 10 days ago in California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal, is a clear example of why the state’s legal authorities are scrambling to regulate the use of AI in the judiciary.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2025
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Nix almost delivered a huge fourth-quarter first down, scrambling for 11 yards when 12 were needed.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The shambling Cliff and the spiky Didi make for an odd couple.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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At the same time, no one in metal was funnier, more in touch with his own bathos, more post–Spinal Tap, in a sense, than Ozzy, especially in his shambling-paterfamilias incarnation on MTV’s reality show The Osbournes.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Shuffling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shuffling. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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