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as in to fall
to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily the bride stumbled on the altar steps and landed smack in the arms of the minister

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noun

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Recent Examples of stumble
Verb
Previous attempts to improve the efficiency of cross-border payments for intra-Africa trade have stumbled due to the absence of political will, said Kenneth Ugwuanyi, head of transaction banking at the United Bank for Africa Group which operates in 20 African countries. Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 27 June 2025 Bumble stumbles As younger users abandon online dating apps, companies like Bumble are being forced to lay off hundreds of workers and put a stronger emphasis on AI to find compatible matches. Jade Walker, CNN Money, 26 June 2025
Noun
Ford started his speech by quipping about his recent stumble down the steps of Air Force One during a visit to Salzburg, Austria. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 June 2025 But that stumble constitutes Hwang’s only confrontation with the hypocrisy that ruins Yellow Face and its inherent PBS conceit. Armond White, National Review, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for stumble
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stumble
Verb
  • Monthly spending has also fallen by almost $20 year-over-year.
    Jon Kirchner, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • However, that strategy could fall flat if Cuomo keeps his campaign alive.
    Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • Though several Democrats are starting to make moves toward 2028, liberals have struggled with the lack of a main character to match Trump's political moxie the way then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi did in his first term.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 28 June 2025
  • On offense, the Red Sox have predictably struggled without Devers’ bat in the lineup.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • Prosecutors alleged Kelsey illegally shuffled money from his state senate campaigin committee to his federal campaign.
    Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
  • Each of these had a variable number of lithium atoms at each of the corners of these structures, and molecular simulations showed that lithium ions could readily move between these locations, allowing the material to shuffle ions around rapidly.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • Marketing gets the lead, but operations fumbles the conversion.
    Michael Fox, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • In-ho began fumbling, accidentally letting go of the top and flinging it backwards.
    Esther Kang, People.com, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Jumping onto Andrew Cuomo’s leaky ship was a devastating mistake for the pro-Israel movement.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 27 June 2025
  • Here are the five hidden profile mistakes that stop your ideal clients getting in touch.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • The coating also isn’t chip-resistant so a tumble might cause a scuff or two.
    Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 19 June 2025
  • The aftermath of Virginia’s clumsy tumble into a rose bed where her exposed cleavage is profusely pricked by thorns lasts for all of one scene.
    Courtney Howard, Variety, 16 June 2025
Verb
  • Inside each room, guests can slip into traditional Japanese house garb (provided complimentary by the hotel), admire modern decor by designer Tony Chi, or take a dip in the jacuzzi-style tub.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2025
  • Notifications ping, Slack channels light up, and deep work slips further away.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • The dinos will stomp back into theaters just in time to set off major fireworks at the Fourth of July holiday, or at least that’s the hope.
    Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
  • To close out the show, Megan stomped down the catwalk in the Dipped in Gold One-Piece from her swimwear collection, made in collaboration with Walmart.
    Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 30 May 2025

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“Stumble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stumble. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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