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as in stomped
to move heavily or clumsily
the old man shuffled across the floor in his slippers
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as in disrupted
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
shuffle the cards and deal five to each player
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Recent Examples of shuffled
The midseason trade felt relatively marginal compared to league-wide blockbusters that shuffled James Harden, Darius Garland and Anthony Davis.
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Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Growing up in a military family, Vogel shuffled between the East Coast and Europe every two to three years.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
For weeks, Isaiah Mosley shuffled into the morning chaos of the Miami criminal courthouse.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
Born from the embers of the eighties band Talulah Gosh, Heavenly, led by the singer and guitarist Amelia Fletcher, shuffled forward with her riffy, effervescent playing style, gradually growing more sophisticated across four LPs and an EP, without any loss of buoyancy.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
After the offense was shut out on four hits in Tuesday night’s 2-0 loss to the Angels, Counsell shuffled the lineup.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
In theory, shuffled cards with accompanying patter should boost the chances of volunteers losing sight of their target thanks to the psychological effect known as inattentive blindness.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 Apr. 2026
Amid the Heat’s recent uneven play, Spoelstra has adjusted his rotation, including at point guard, where rookie Kasparas Jakucionis has been scaled back to a degree and Dru Smith has been shuffled to the back end in the mix.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2026
The Angels shuffled their lineup after using the same order in each of the first three games.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2026
Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Growing up in a military family, Vogel shuffled between the East Coast and Europe every two to three years.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
For weeks, Isaiah Mosley shuffled into the morning chaos of the Miami criminal courthouse.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
Born from the embers of the eighties band Talulah Gosh, Heavenly, led by the singer and guitarist Amelia Fletcher, shuffled forward with her riffy, effervescent playing style, gradually growing more sophisticated across four LPs and an EP, without any loss of buoyancy.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
After the offense was shut out on four hits in Tuesday night’s 2-0 loss to the Angels, Counsell shuffled the lineup.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
In theory, shuffled cards with accompanying patter should boost the chances of volunteers losing sight of their target thanks to the psychological effect known as inattentive blindness.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 Apr. 2026
Amid the Heat’s recent uneven play, Spoelstra has adjusted his rotation, including at point guard, where rookie Kasparas Jakucionis has been scaled back to a degree and Dru Smith has been shuffled to the back end in the mix.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2026
The Angels shuffled their lineup after using the same order in each of the first three games.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shuffled
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Guest shark Rashaun Williams strapped on his court shoes, wiped them on their mini mat and stomped onto their court.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Apr. 2026
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Dedicating that much shelf space to the New York Yankees, as your organization gets stomped into the ground by them, at home?—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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The United Nations Development Programme reports that higher energy prices, disrupted food systems, and economic slowdowns triggered by the war could push up to thirty-two million people globally into poverty.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Disasters threaten treatment The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration works with states to ensure that access to opioid use disorder medication isn't disrupted, Health and Human Services spokesperson Emily Hilliard said.—
Andrew Jones,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2026
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After starting the season with the sixth-best odds to win the World Series, the Red Sox had stumbled out of the gate to a 10-17 record.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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The president briefly stumbled before being assisted to a secure suite reserved for him behind the stage.—
Calvin Woodward,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Valve’s upcoming Steam Controller (not to be confused with the 2015 controller of the same name) is the Steam maker’s effort to replace those controllers with something more explicitly designed for the PC, and for the upcoming Steam Machine.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2026
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The venomous coral snake does not have the telltale arrowhead shape and can often be confused with the nonvenomous kingsnake.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Blueberry plants also have a shallow root system that can be disturbed by planting annuals and is subject to competition from surrounding plants for water and nutrients.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
29 Apr. 2026
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The radiation from the flares reached Earth quickly and disturbed the ionosphere, the upper atmospheric layer that carries many radio and navigation signals.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Apr. 2026
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On his YouTube show Monday, Smith described the chaos as guests scrambled to react without clear information.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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It can be baked, air-fried, grilled, scrambled, or stir-fried.—
Olivia Tarantino,
Martha Stewart,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Shuffled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shuffled. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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