as in littered
lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness
a tumbled entryway filled with the usual jumble of sports equipment, backpacks, papers, and shoes
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as in fell
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 plunged
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
stock prices tumbled after the earnings report was released
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as in disrupted
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 collapsed
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 tumbled
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty Images Micron Technology's shares tumbled on Friday, giving back some of the gains from a post-earnings rally, as the memory chipmaker looked to wrap a rocky week of trading that has seen big swings.
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Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
Indexes tumbled in South Korea and Japan earlier in the day.
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Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Temperature records across the continent have tumbled, with France experiencing its hottest day ever, Spain reaching its highest daily average since 1950 and the United Kingdom experiencing record heat for June.
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Alex Holmes,
NBC news,
25 June 2026
The latter tumbled 10% Tuesday, tripping a circuit breaker that prompted a 20-minute cooling off period.
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Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
At Mariposa Market in Willits, grocery items, wine bottles and other merchandise tumbled from shelves, leaving aisles littered with broken glass and scattered products.
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Sofia Williams,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Then, just a few minutes into the second half, Korea’s goalie, Kim Seung-gyu, tumbled over a defender and let the ball slip out of his hands, giving the Mexican midfielder Luis Romo an easy goal.
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E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
24 June 2026
Semiconductor stocks around the world tumbled on Tuesday following a report out of South Korea that Micron rival SK Hynix is slowing expansion of AI memory chip production.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Adjective
The label also released its Shin Loafer in brown and black styles featuring a one-piece wrap construction in tumbled leather.
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Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
Verb
The show was so sure-footed in its initial outing, but has ultimately tumbled headlong into a grease trap of its own making, aiming for pungent but landing on precious.
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Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty Images Micron Technology's shares tumbled on Friday, giving back some of the gains from a post-earnings rally, as the memory chipmaker looked to wrap a rocky week of trading that has seen big swings.
—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
Indexes tumbled in South Korea and Japan earlier in the day.
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Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Temperature records across the continent have tumbled, with France experiencing its hottest day ever, Spain reaching its highest daily average since 1950 and the United Kingdom experiencing record heat for June.
—
Alex Holmes,
NBC news,
25 June 2026
The latter tumbled 10% Tuesday, tripping a circuit breaker that prompted a 20-minute cooling off period.
—
Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
At Mariposa Market in Willits, grocery items, wine bottles and other merchandise tumbled from shelves, leaving aisles littered with broken glass and scattered products.
—
Sofia Williams,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Then, just a few minutes into the second half, Korea’s goalie, Kim Seung-gyu, tumbled over a defender and let the ball slip out of his hands, giving the Mexican midfielder Luis Romo an easy goal.
—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
24 June 2026
Semiconductor stocks around the world tumbled on Tuesday following a report out of South Korea that Micron rival SK Hynix is slowing expansion of AI memory chip production.
—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tumbled
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In the past, her songs were so littered with personal details that listening felt voyeuristic.
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The series does not touch on the tabloid attention that followed the Beckhams in 2004, when it was alleged that David had an affair with his personal assistant, Rebecca Loos, and the many further accusations of cheating that littered gossip columns after.
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That the forest below has not been felled but has swelled, along with its creatures, is hugely the work of Dharana’s owners, the de Souza family.
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The most dangerous situation appeared to be on Barrington Avenue, west of East Dundee Village Hall, where a light, a utility pole and part of a parkway tree were felled by strong winds, leaving power lines dangling across the road.
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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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The dangerous temperatures have already disrupted several events scheduled for Friday.
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The overlap of two warming patterns — one regional and one climate-scale — could compound stress on marine food webs that have already been repeatedly disrupted over the past decade.
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Witnesses said ambulances and rescue workers rushed to the scene after the roof collapsed.
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Families of the people in both apartment buildings – and others that collapsed in the area – have uploaded videos to social media in the days after the earthquake, pleading for help.
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Interviews for the statewide candidates are done now via questions from the entire convention, a potentially messier proposition.
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More vehicles on the road means more potential for complex, multi-vehicle collisions and messier disputes over who caused what.
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The day after the earthquakes, some volunteers stumbled upon a 7-year-old boy named Mateo, shirtless and covered in debris, sitting by himself on a sidewalk in La Guaira.
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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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Wall Street was mixed in light trading early Thursday as chip stocks fell further and oil prices dipped near their levels before the Iran war began.
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The number of Tarrant County kindergartners vaccinated against measles dipped slightly last school year, according to the latest data.
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“Tumbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumbled. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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