tumbling (upon)

Definition of tumbling (upon)next
present participle of tumble (upon)

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Verb
  • His best option was finding a living donor for a kidney transplant.
    Joe Donlon, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The Shelton of 2025 who scrapped out wins by scrambling along the baseline and finding a way has evolved into a more assertive player.
    Ava Wallace, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Thus far, this is not a problem the city reports encountering.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • According to the company, Skyring walked 75 miles over seven days through the Namib Desert to the Skeleton Coast in July 2000, encountering several oryx gazelles along the way.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026
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“Tumbling (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumbling%20%28upon%29. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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