stumbled (on or onto)

past tense of stumble (on or onto)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stumbled (on or onto)
Verb
  • White Flame was founded over a decade ago to explore for oil and gas in Greenland.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Two decades after co-founding the Dodos with drummer Logan Kroeber, singer and guitarist Meric Long will release his first solo album under his own name.
    Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The group has also recently encountered pushback in establishing new campus chapters at high schools and colleges in the state, even as requests for new chapters reportedly surged across the nation.
    Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The clerk said the woman encountered a driver in a silver SUV while walking along the highway, toward the intersection of Cross Prairie Parkway in Kissimmee, according to deputies.
    Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Stumbled (on or onto).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stumbled%20%28on%20or%20onto%29. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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