weltered

past tense of welter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for weltered
Verb
  • The most interesting part about this week two lineup is seeing how the songs shuffled around a bit.
    Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The doctor grunted, shuffled off.
    Sam Lipsyte, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Seats are elected from each of the city’s wards and serve staggered, four-year terms.
    Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The 49ers, under Kyle Shanahan’s watch since 2017, traditionally have staggered through Oktoberfest, posting a 16-22 record and losing at least two October games every season except during the 2019 team’s 8-0 start.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • More than 70% of the investment committed in 2023 came from international public finance; however, progress in programs such as the World Bank’s landmark Mission300, established that year, has faltered.
    Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • When her movie career as an adult faltered, Lockhart shifted to television, appearing in live drama from New York and game and talk shows.
    NPR, NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For the first — and perhaps only — time in his Iowa coaching career, Ferentz briefly wallowed in self-pity.
    Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In November, Jackson terminated Gatlin for swindling millions of dollars from the Foundation as executives privately reeled over her betrayal of the hospital system’s fundraising arm, which raises tens of millions to benefit Jackson’s patients.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
  • While Fallon reeled — and flopped on the floor — over this reveal, Swift put her head in her hands.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Hollywood lurched into a fresh wave of existential panic this week after Deadline, notating an otherwise dry industry panel on Saturday, September 27, seized on a stray remark.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The escalator lurched to a halt just after the pair got on.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Maxing out Speech is fine, but if the Intimidator trait isn’t also selected, some characters still won’t be swayed by the Commander’s silver tongue.
    Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The bridge swayed ever so slightly as the mass of runners began to storm across.
    Nicholas Thompson, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Her sister struggled for years with substance use, leading their mother to assume custody of her sister's two children.
    Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Oct. 2025
  • After an effort to create a Falls of the Ohio national park fell short in 1967, Kentucky and Indiana officials struggled to stop the falls from becoming a garbage dump.
    Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Weltered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weltered. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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