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Verb
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Most like to be clean, although wallowing in the mud does help keep them cool and protected from insects and the sun.—
Eric Adler
April 26,
Kansas City Star,
26 Apr. 2026 -
Recent polls show Villaraigosa, 73, wallowing at the bottom of the field, though none of the major Democratic candidates have an overwhelming edge.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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There was major line shuffling overall by Cooper on this night, not just Kucherov, but tweaks to three lines, which ended up looking a little different than what was shown in pregame warmup.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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YoshimiO, sharing fellow ’90s icon Flea’s recent interest in the instrument, turns in a credible trumpet line during the track’s shuffling, exuberant second half.—
Reed Jackson,
SPIN,
24 Apr. 2026
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Julian’s shambling charm wears her down, the elder statesman challenging his younger peer’s view on their industry.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Walking Dead keeps shambling along, now splintered into a bunch of pretty lackluster spinoffs.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Models are tottering on the cobblestoned Bond Street with their heels getting stuck in the rivets.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
13 Feb. 2026
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Now, even that tiny effort is tottering.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Weltering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weltering. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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