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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
There’s Greek coffee, creamy yogurt, homemade seedy granola, fresh orange juice, and eggs scrambled with tomato or fried with Greek sausage.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026
The shooters continued blasting away as the workers scrambled for cover, sources said.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
There haven’t been any significant protests since the war started as ordinary Iranians have scrambled to stay safe and make ends meet.
—Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 13 May 2026
Her decision comes as South Florida Democrats are also grappling with a new state redistricting map that has scrambled the political landscape and intensified intra-party conflict over which candidates will ultimately run where.
—Kiara Moore, The Washington Examiner, 12 May 2026
Becerra’s campaign has scrambled to beef up staffing, fundraising and policy positions.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
When the war started, governments scrambled to adapt to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical artery for energy flowing to Asia.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
Rory's brain is scrambled over this course.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
Asian and European nations have scrambled to replace the crude sidelined by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, causing demand for US oil exports to soar.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026
The shooters continued blasting away as the workers scrambled for cover, sources said.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
There haven’t been any significant protests since the war started as ordinary Iranians have scrambled to stay safe and make ends meet.
—Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 13 May 2026
Her decision comes as South Florida Democrats are also grappling with a new state redistricting map that has scrambled the political landscape and intensified intra-party conflict over which candidates will ultimately run where.
—Kiara Moore, The Washington Examiner, 12 May 2026
Becerra’s campaign has scrambled to beef up staffing, fundraising and policy positions.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
When the war started, governments scrambled to adapt to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical artery for energy flowing to Asia.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
Rory's brain is scrambled over this course.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
Asian and European nations have scrambled to replace the crude sidelined by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, causing demand for US oil exports to soar.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrambled
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Djena got her backpack and climbed out through the bathroom window, on the second floor.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/Getty Dayson reportedly climbed over a fence and dropped into a dry moat surrounding the monkey exhibit at Ichikawa City Zoo outside Tokyo.—
Frank Andrews,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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The shopping area’s management said the takeovers disrupted operations and negatively impacted businesses.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
19 May 2026
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Iranian drone attacks on data centers disrupted Amazon Web Services in the region and stuck Amazon with months of repairs while forcing another data center developer to pause Middle East projects.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2026
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Three mules ferrying bags of cement clambered past us on their own dirt track that ran shorter and even steeper up to the top.—
Erin Tan,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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The smugglers let him aboard, and the boy clambered around hatches that, if opened, would reveal dozens of felonies worth of illicit cargo.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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Shielded by her team, Cardi B shuffled out to the street, a blob of black nylon.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Women in America’s boardrooms made strides as corporations shuffled their mostly White and male lineups in the face of the historic pushback in 2020.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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The company is not to be confused with the music-publishing company of the same name, founded in 2017, the assets of which were recently acquired by Sony Music.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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Cassidy also complained that a new primary system enacted last year confused voters by requiring them to ask for a partisan ballot instead of the all-party primary previously in place.—
Thomas Beaumont,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
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She has also been disturbed by the increase in what looks to her like a lack of trust in science, as seen in falling vaccination rates and rising instances of diseases like measles.—
Deepti Hajela,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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When to Plant Watermelon Seeds Most seed catalogs recommend direct sowing watermelon seeds into gardens or pots because watermelons don’t like to have their roots disturbed.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 May 2026
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The experiences are jumbled in my mind, and the Stations become a story told over many single-frame images, just like any comic book.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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But there are just a half-dozen or so teams to have jumbled their top three spots in the order as much as the Padres and/or used six players at any spot.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Scrambled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrambled. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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