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as in lumbering
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as in ambling
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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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Recent Examples of shuffling
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Mar. 2026
So what better way to cap all that off than closing out the Oscars — even if the clip played while the audience was shuffling out of the theater and calling their Ubers.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026
At Chicago O’Hare International Airport, a CNN reporter saw chaotic scenes, with passengers shuffling from line to line.
—Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
The Green Bay Packers are doing some shuffling at cornerback by adding Benjamin St-Juste while informing Nate Hobbs of a plan to release him a year after signing him to the $48 million, four-year contract, according to two people with knowledge of the decisions.
—ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
One of the early schools to change leagues in the NCAA's conference shuffling era, Boston College left the Big East for the ACC in 2005 but has struggled to find success in its revenue sports.
—CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
In 2006, Melbourne’s hosting of the Commonwealth Games meant shuffling back to Round 3; in 2010, Bahrain again became the temporary season opener.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The shuffling sound quickened and the puzzlers’ hands sped up.
—Lia Picard, AJC.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Some line shuffling by Warsofsky worked.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
Verb
These chips spend most of their energy shuffling data between a memory unit and a processor.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Mar. 2026
So what better way to cap all that off than closing out the Oscars — even if the clip played while the audience was shuffling out of the theater and calling their Ubers.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026
At Chicago O’Hare International Airport, a CNN reporter saw chaotic scenes, with passengers shuffling from line to line.
—Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
The Green Bay Packers are doing some shuffling at cornerback by adding Benjamin St-Juste while informing Nate Hobbs of a plan to release him a year after signing him to the $48 million, four-year contract, according to two people with knowledge of the decisions.
—ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
One of the early schools to change leagues in the NCAA's conference shuffling era, Boston College left the Big East for the ACC in 2005 but has struggled to find success in its revenue sports.
—CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
In 2006, Melbourne’s hosting of the Commonwealth Games meant shuffling back to Round 3; in 2010, Bahrain again became the temporary season opener.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The shuffling sound quickened and the puzzlers’ hands sped up.
—Lia Picard, AJC.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Some line shuffling by Warsofsky worked.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shuffling
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Expect to see crunching tackles, stomping recovery runs and heroic blocks from a 22-year-old centre-back who will be a leader for his country at their first World Cup.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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So, let’s circle back to the original question on stomping.—
Adam Cohen,
Oklahoman,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Aid workers at Ladan say the raging war in the Middle East — more than 3,000 kilometers (1,800 miles) away — has made their work harder, disrupting supplies and sending fuel costs soaring.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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In a moment when the market is worried about the technology disrupting a slew of online companies' business models, Young believes Chewy is a safe play.—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The bench unit was wobbly in the first half, but a trio of solid defensive possessions started the fourth quarter with a bang.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2026
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The wobbly start wasn’t for lack of lead singer Arnel Pineda’s efforts.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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His jogging gait is a bit plodding.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
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His two-time matchup was Alejandro Kirk, an excellent hitter but, at 5-foot-8 and 245 pounds, a plodding runner.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Shopping on Rue La La feels a lot like stumbling across a secret sale, with some of the very best deals on designer goods, including swoon-worthy handbags.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
20 Mar. 2026
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The bubble was the softest in recent memory, with one team after another stumbling late in the season.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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This device is a high-tech centrifuge that simulates microgravity by spinning vials with samples around two axes, effectively confusing the cells inside as to their position in space.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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During the Second World War, the Allies put a special effort into confusing the Axis powers.—
David Szondy
March 25,
New Atlas,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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One rarely gains a sense of what people look like (beyond the son’s bulky physique and shambling movements, in which the mother ‘caught a flash of her brother’).—
Dan Sheehan,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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These movies—including the seven-hour-long Sátántangó, a centerpiece of which is a shambling dance in a barroom—often swap the meandering sentence for a single camera shot that lasts 10 minutes or more.—
Walt Hunter,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
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Thomas missed 57 games last season, mostly because of the same lingering left hamstring issue.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2026
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On the one hand, that means that many survive the disease without serious lingering effects.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
18 Dec. 2025
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“Shuffling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shuffling. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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