as in shuffling
to move heavily or clumsily
the big man barged into the room
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Recent Examples of barging
There are few rights more fundamental to life in America than the promise that the government cannot come barging into your home.
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Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2026
Actively inserting yourself into and attempting to stymie federal law enforcement or barging into a church, as some of these thugs did in Minneapolis, is hindering law enforcement and trespassing, respectively.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
Finally, early in the fourth quarter the San Gabriel Mountains made their annual breathtaking appearance, barging through the clouds like the Hoosiers rolling over the Tide.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
There are cheerful barging amateurs, happy to be bounced about, and there are prowling malevolences, waiting for the moment to blindside someone or chuck an elbow in their face.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2025
Scherzer interrupted Schneider one more time after the game was over, barging into the interview room while the manager was conducting his post-game news conference.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Don’t go overboard by barging ahead, come hell or high water.
—Adrian Vore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
Soon his wife Min-yeong (Jang Sun) is barging onto the premises, demanding to know if anyone has a clue as to his whereabouts in what rapidly becomes a missing-person case.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
Earlier in the day, Dexter did try to talk to Vinny sans violence, but being seen barging into the landlord’s office a few hours before his disappearance is only going to reflect poorly on Dex in the event of a police investigation.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2026
Actively inserting yourself into and attempting to stymie federal law enforcement or barging into a church, as some of these thugs did in Minneapolis, is hindering law enforcement and trespassing, respectively.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
Finally, early in the fourth quarter the San Gabriel Mountains made their annual breathtaking appearance, barging through the clouds like the Hoosiers rolling over the Tide.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
There are cheerful barging amateurs, happy to be bounced about, and there are prowling malevolences, waiting for the moment to blindside someone or chuck an elbow in their face.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2025
Scherzer interrupted Schneider one more time after the game was over, barging into the interview room while the manager was conducting his post-game news conference.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Don’t go overboard by barging ahead, come hell or high water.
—Adrian Vore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
Soon his wife Min-yeong (Jang Sun) is barging onto the premises, demanding to know if anyone has a clue as to his whereabouts in what rapidly becomes a missing-person case.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
Earlier in the day, Dexter did try to talk to Vinny sans violence, but being seen barging into the landlord’s office a few hours before his disappearance is only going to reflect poorly on Dex in the event of a police investigation.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barging
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Bridgerton treats it as though every woman got multiples of their yearbook photo to hand around as headshots, and Benedict’s taking what would have been treasured personal heirlooms and just shuffling through them and tossing out anyone with the wrong hair color.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2026
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Silvia showed them little affection or attention, shuffling quickly through the infants to feed, change, or hold them.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Han will be posted up by the Milennium Falcon and/or Oga’s Cantina, Luke will be stomping his Chanel boots in the marketplace, and Darth Vader will be force-choking dads in Grumpy tees.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
14 Jan. 2026
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Then there’s the people watching, from the tailgating to the communal divot stomping, full of dramatic sun dresses and hats with flourishes, seersucker suits and, yes, hats with flourishes.—
Eric Barton,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2026
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Reports of stumbling, slipping on the ice or just the indignity of having to yield to a robot were among common complaints submitted, Robertson said.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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The latest trailer finds Mario and Luigi stumbling upon the green lizard in a spooky cave.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Barging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barging. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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