WELTERED Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

weltered

verb

past tense of welter

as in shuffled

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The dispute has caused confusion for over a million potential voters who could be shuffled among districts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026
Senate Leadership Fund, the main GOP Senate super PAC, also shuffled some of its reservations, removing $900,000 in broadcast buys in the state while adding $400,000 in digital ads.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of shuffled

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The firm noted that the apps had staggered platform releases split between Apple and Google Play, which would impact their totals.

— Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
In recent years, the NFL experimented with Monday night doubleheaders, some of which were staggered apart while others aired concurrently.

— Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of staggered

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He’s also faltered against the Red Sox throughout his career.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026
Behind the scenes, former Pentagon officials described a rush to strike the deals that raised concerns about due diligence, which were heightened when a deal with rare earths startup Reelement faltered.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of faltered

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Other movies would have made a religious ideal of the suffering mother, attempted to proselytize its audiences, or wallowed in the melodramatic urge for a father figure.

— Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 15 Sep. 2026
The Bohm of previous years may have wallowed in his struggles at the plate.

— Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of wallowed

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In the wake of his death, the Platte County courthouse sat empty for two days, leaving the town square around it quiet as the community reeled from the news.

— Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
But Clemson reeled the Tar Heels back in, slowing down a rushing attack led by Benjamin Hall (130 rushing yards) and making quarterback Billy Edwards, by the end, look flustered and out of sorts.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of reeled

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Some also questioned whether Bonta and other California leaders were swayed by Ellison’s threat to move Paramount out of the state.

— Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
The plan has swayed the city of Burbank to help the team cut through the red tape, Burke and Younesi say.

— Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of swayed

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