1
as in shuffled
to move heavily or clumsily
she scuffled along in shoes that were much too large for her
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as in wrestled
to seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery
the burglar and the homeowner briefly scuffled together in the dark
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Recent Examples of scuffled
In Montpellier, in the southwest, police scuffled with protesters who had set up a barricade to block traffic at a roundabout.
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Stephane Mahe, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
That new-look unit scuffled on Sunday, surrendering four sacks and nine quarterback hits while struggling to clear rushing lanes.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
The Red Sox have scuffled of late, losing seven of their last 10 games.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
The hottest day of training camp was July 29, which fans will remember as the day Chiefs rookies Josh Simmons and Ashton Gillotte scuffled.
—Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
The struggling reliever blew a save in Monday’s series-opener and has scuffled since the start of July, forcing Boone to consider alternatives for the closer’s role.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025
Stephane Mahe, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
That new-look unit scuffled on Sunday, surrendering four sacks and nine quarterback hits while struggling to clear rushing lanes.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
The Red Sox have scuffled of late, losing seven of their last 10 games.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
The hottest day of training camp was July 29, which fans will remember as the day Chiefs rookies Josh Simmons and Ashton Gillotte scuffled.
—Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
The struggling reliever blew a save in Monday’s series-opener and has scuffled since the start of July, forcing Boone to consider alternatives for the closer’s role.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scuffled
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Budget cuts are about to bring big changes to San Diego’s 37 neighborhood library branches — including shorter hours, shuffled staff and rescheduled activities.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Sep. 2025
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Over the past two months, he’s been shuffled through three detention centers despite attempts to pay a bond set by the immigration judge.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
22 Aug. 2025
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Where truth is boxed and shelved, not wrestled with.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Sep. 2025
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For an island whose economy has long wrestled with the effects and aftershocks of natural disasters, fiscal crises, and inconsistent tourism, this is a very significant boost.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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That certainly looked to be the case as the Indianapolis Colts stomped the Miami Dolphins 33-8 in the regular-season opener.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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Many in Hollywood were dubious as to whether Universal and Amblin could reboot the Jurassic franchise for a third time, and birth a new trilogy more than three decades after Steven Spielberg’s dinos first stomped onto the big screen in 1993’s Jurassic Park.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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The fire is fought by four engines, one water tender, two dozers and two hand crews.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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After the hit, defenseman Braden Hache, who split time between Barracuda of the AHL and Wichita of the ECHL last season, stepped in and fought Francis.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Wildcats stumbled early but got hot in October, won 10 games, beat Oklahoma in the Alamo Bowl and were one of the biggest surprises in the country.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Patriots stumbled at the start of the Mike Vrabel era last week, dropping a winnable game to the Raiders at home as favorites.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Scuffled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scuffled. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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