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as in jumble
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
cleaned a crazy tumble of buttons, hair bands, loose change, and old candy wrappers out from the couch cushions
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as in havoc
a state in which everything is out of order
her office is a tumble of books and papers, but somehow she can find everything
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as in to fall
to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily
the infant stood for a moment and then tumbled on the carpet
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as in to plunge
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
stock prices tumbled after the earnings report was released
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as in to disrupt
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
tumbled all the clothes in her closet as she furiously searched for her favorite pair of jeans
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as in to collapse
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure
all we need is one strong wind, and that old barn is going to tumble
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Recent Examples of tumble
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
Florida’s highest waterfall tumbles down a verdant, 100-foot-deep sinkhole.
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Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
2 July 2026
Then the wisdom tumbles like Milk Duds fresh from the concessionaire.
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Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
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Golden State will, barring a stunning tumble down the draft board, be unable to pick one of the truly elite prospects.
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Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
Florida’s highest waterfall tumbles down a verdant, 100-foot-deep sinkhole.
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Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
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Earlier this week, Sandy took an unexpected fledge after losing her balance and tumbling down the nest tree.
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Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
2 July 2026
Then the wisdom tumbles like Milk Duds fresh from the concessionaire.
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Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tumble
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Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.
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Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.
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That fall, the Civil Discourse professors did indeed teach from the same basic syllabus, but the most reading assigned to a student in any week was around one hundred twenty-seven pages, and the average was around seventy-five.
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Heintz has identified at least 25 new sites in Myanmar that have appeared or grown significantly since the crackdown last fall.
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The beloved southern elephant seal, Neil the Seal, is back in Tasmania, causing havoc yet again and garnering fans through his antics.
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Those same issues have ships and planes on high alert in the Middle East, and the ongoing conflict across the region is causing havoc for civilian applications like ride-hailing and food delivery.
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Scientists have stumbled on a rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica, tucked away for decades in a drawer.
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However, Portugal stumbled in its opening match, managing only a 1–1 draw against the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Riyadh largely paused shipments from its Gulf export terminals of Ras Tanura and Juaymah on March 9 after tanker traffic through Hormuz plunged due to Iranian attacks.
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Even as the communist country proposes reforms, the United States continues a pressure campaign, ramping up economic sanctions and maintaining an oil embargo that has plunged much of the island into darkness.
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Even tiny electromagnetic disturbances can disrupt the quantum states that perform calculations, reducing the accuracy and reliability of the system.
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The decision severely hampered local planning for America’s 250th anniversary, disrupting history projects, museums and educational programs nationwide.
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When AllHere collapsed in mid-2024, the district — with Carvalho’s support — launched an internal review.
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At least 383 buildings and over 1,000 other structures had collapsed or were heavily affected, and officials were still assessing the damage.
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And for more of a medley, consider three different colorways to line a midcentury-modern lap pool.
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D’Angelo’s children introduced the medley, which was set against a backdrop of floor to ceiling windows looking out on a starry sky.
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“Tumble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumble. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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