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as in climbed
to move (as up or over something) often with the help of the hands in holding or pulling
the toddler scrambled up the stairs
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as in disrupted
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
scrambled the letters of the word
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Recent Examples of scrambled
Other events included releasing chickens into a crowd that scrambled to catch them, with winners taking them home, according to one report about the town’s history.
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Chris Kenning, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Two Spanish fighter jets, which had been on NATO air policing missions in the region, were scrambled as a result.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Two Spanish fighter jets were scrambled while on NATO air policing missions after Russian aircraft violated Lithuanian airspace.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Several residential areas in Ukraine’s capital and the broader Kyiv region were struck, sparking fires in high-rises as residents scrambled to escape, according to city officials.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Advocates and nonprofits providing free attorneys to undocumented immigrants scrambled Wednesday to warn their clients of the potential immigration sweeps and to urge them to avoid normal gathering spaces.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
To study how quantum information gets scrambled, researchers use an unscrambling trick called an out-of-time-order correlator (OTOC).
—Dan Garisto, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2025
Staple dishes like migas (eggs scrambled with diced tomatoes, onions, peppers, and corn tortilla pieces) are available as platters or as tacos, and those who want more protein can opt for dishes like the El Patron (two over-easy eggs with beef fajita and salsa ranchera).
—Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
Milwaukee County Transit System officials scrambled behind the scenes to figure out solutions to a looming deficit crisis while keeping top county leadership in the dark, new emails obtained by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reveal.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Chris Kenning, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Two Spanish fighter jets, which had been on NATO air policing missions in the region, were scrambled as a result.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Two Spanish fighter jets were scrambled while on NATO air policing missions after Russian aircraft violated Lithuanian airspace.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Several residential areas in Ukraine’s capital and the broader Kyiv region were struck, sparking fires in high-rises as residents scrambled to escape, according to city officials.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Advocates and nonprofits providing free attorneys to undocumented immigrants scrambled Wednesday to warn their clients of the potential immigration sweeps and to urge them to avoid normal gathering spaces.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
To study how quantum information gets scrambled, researchers use an unscrambling trick called an out-of-time-order correlator (OTOC).
—Dan Garisto, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2025
Staple dishes like migas (eggs scrambled with diced tomatoes, onions, peppers, and corn tortilla pieces) are available as platters or as tacos, and those who want more protein can opt for dishes like the El Patron (two over-easy eggs with beef fajita and salsa ranchera).
—Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
Milwaukee County Transit System officials scrambled behind the scenes to figure out solutions to a looming deficit crisis while keeping top county leadership in the dark, new emails obtained by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reveal.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrambled
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The 35-year-old Olympic gold medalist has rapidly climbed to the top of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, or UFC.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Oct. 2025
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The curious newcomer, likely a recently independent cub, climbed a tree near the perimeter fence — a favorite activity for adventurous young bears — and wandered in from the neighboring 67-acre Sequoia Park forest.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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The reality is that all premium creative models in the moving-image space are being disrupted by low-cost ones, powered by AI, free platforms, and new forms of piracy.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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Hurricane Melissa is expected to weaken over Jamaica as its inner core is disrupted by the mountainous terrain.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Where a missile had destroyed two multi-storey residential buildings during the night, people clambered over an immense mound of dislocated concrete to pry out victims, footage obtained by Reuters showed.—
Steven Scheer,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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That leaves an untold number of fans who may have purchased an indoor antenna, a new receiver or even clambered up onto a roof to hook up an outdoor antenna, with a bunch of wires and a blank TV screen.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2025
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And after Paulsen’s five seasons in Washington, several of those Shanahan-tree coaches indeed shuffled Paulsen from building to building, staff to staff.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Backpacks borne and carry-ons in tow, travelers at Miami International Airport shuffled through serpentine security lines on Friday.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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One of the higher-ups felt my title Stairway to Heaven would be confused with the 1939 movie of the same name.—
Cameron Crowe,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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Netflix’s co-CEOs then confused Wall Street by not slamming the door on a possible bid.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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Staffieri was appropriately shocked and disturbed by both the antisemitic display and the breach of internal protocol.—
Marsha Sutton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Oct. 2025
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The plot was inspired by a Japanese news report that had deeply disturbed Woo, about a lunatic guilty of poisoning baby formula.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
19 Oct. 2025
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They were given over 30 hours of material on a thumbdrive, dash cam footage, body camera recordings, and clips from community Ring cameras, all of which were jumbled, out of date, and often missing the associated audio.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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Tune in next week to see how this all gets jumbled up again.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Scrambled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrambled. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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