1
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
And after Paulsen’s five seasons in Washington, several of those Shanahan-tree coaches indeed shuffled Paulsen from building to building, staff to staff.
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Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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
The husband stood numbly by, watching Qing Yuan complete the form, then shuffled out to squat against the wall to smoke.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
The letter distribution in the ciphertext matched what would be expected in typical English text, suggesting that letters had not been substituted, merely shuffled.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2025
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
From there, the artworks were shuffled all at once to a freight elevator, and then moved into the exhibition hall, which can be seen on video surveillance.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025
Many who relocate there have been displaced from other neighborhoods and seek stability after being shuffled around.
—Tyler Renner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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
The husband stood numbly by, watching Qing Yuan complete the form, then shuffled out to squat against the wall to smoke.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
The letter distribution in the ciphertext matched what would be expected in typical English text, suggesting that letters had not been substituted, merely shuffled.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2025
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
From there, the artworks were shuffled all at once to a freight elevator, and then moved into the exhibition hall, which can be seen on video surveillance.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025
Many who relocate there have been displaced from other neighborhoods and seek stability after being shuffled around.
—Tyler Renner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shuffled
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At Stella McCartney, a pair of slouchy patent leather square-toe boots stomped down the catwalk.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
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When Empower Field hosted the CONCACAF Nations League final between the United States and Mexico in 2021, the building stomped and shook like a Saturday at College Station, Texas, or Madison, Wis.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
15 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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But even on a night where Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards scored 31, no one was better than Dončić, who only stumbled when the Lakers tried to get him to 50 points.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Abdi stumbled, and only kept himself upright by leaning with both hands on his cane.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
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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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.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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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
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“Shuffled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shuffled. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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