as in to shuffle
to move heavily or clumsily
the big man barged into the room
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Recent Examples of barge
ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
Moore was arrested hours after his firing for allegedly barging into the woman's home and threatening to harm himself.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
Craig Fehrman, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2026
Witnesses watch as barge hits sailboat of campers A 19-year-old camp counselor, and two other girls, ages 7 and 8, were also on the sailboat, but survived.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Marseille forward Mason Greenwood went off early on after being barged over at full speed by Calvin Verdonk.
—ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
Moore was arrested hours after his firing for allegedly barging into the woman's home and threatening to harm himself.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
Noun
York helped row and tow the party’s barge, which was the size of a semi-truck trailer.
—Craig Fehrman, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2026
Witnesses watch as barge hits sailboat of campers A 19-year-old camp counselor, and two other girls, ages 7 and 8, were also on the sailboat, but survived.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barge
Verb
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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
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Instead, Meyerson was shuffled to three different ALFs in six months — from Hialeah to Kendall to Homestead.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Ongoing strikes and counterstrikes on Persian Gulf refineries, pipelines, gas fields and tanker terminals threaten to the prolong the global economic pain for months, even years.—
Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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With the Strait of Hormuz blocked to most traffic, Saudi Arabia is routing oil exports through its east-west pipeline to the port of Yanbu on the Red Sea, and tanker traffic there has surged.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents stomped around here like rabid Goths wearing bearskin vests.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
28 Mar. 2026
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At times, their set had the foot-stomping intensity of a tent revival.—
Joey Guerra,
Houston Chronicle,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There was no direct overland route, so cross-country mail got routed via steamship around South America.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 Apr. 2026
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Victor Rillet, a 21-year-old Frenchman, disembarked the steamship Washington in New York in October 1864, carrying the kind of optimism that fuels both great innovation and spectacular disappointment.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Hunters exploring in a remote section of the 500,000-acre Pisgah National Forest stumbled onto a body in the dark, according to investigators in western North Carolina.—
Mark Price
April 5,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Apr. 2026
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In the clip, the two actors stumble backwards into the glass before falling through and out of the frame.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The 287-foot freighter was intentionally sunk to create an artificial reef in 1985.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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In this screenshot from one of the live cameras aboard the International Space Station (ISS), the new Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL freighter is being jettisoned away from the station.—
Brett Tingley,
Space.com,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Compared with the seeds of almost every other plant, grass seed is highly palatable, especially for a dexterous ape whose hands can slough off the chaff.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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With the same concept as an exfoliating serum for your face—tackling hyperpigmentation, sloughing off patchy texture, controlling acne, and improving overall skin tone—exfoliation has gone full body with everything from sprays to buffing bars and serums.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The first was built in 1845 and was a wooden steamer that saw action during the Mexican American war.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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Hundreds of thousands of power steamers have been recalled due to potential burn risks to their users, safety officials said in a recall notice.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Barge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barge. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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