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as in jumbles
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 messes
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 stumbles
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 plunges
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
stock prices tumbled after the earnings report was released
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as in disrupts
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 collapses
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 tumbles
Sara Netzley,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 July 2026
Topline OpenAI is now leaning toward delaying its public debut from later this year to next year, unnamed sources told The New York Times, as Elon Musk’s SpaceX stock tumbles after its record IPO and the public tech market slumps more broadly.
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Alicia Park,
Forbes.com,
25 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
The firm is maintaining its 2026 oil price forecast at $100 per barrel for Brent, even as the global benchmark tumbles below $80 per barrel for the first time since March.
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Deena Zaidi,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
The tumbles and trust falls might start to scare you, but this is hardly these clowns’ first rodeo.
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Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 June 2026
After a number of tumbles through the incoming crashing waves, Phan grabbed ahold of the shark's tail and fearlessly guided it back into the ocean, prompting cheers from onlookers.
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Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2026
The figures were sliced into five groups, focusing on the commodity’s biggest surges compared to its deepest tumbles.
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Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
10 Mar. 2026
Stoic staff hand-roll alcapurrias and pop tops off icy Medalla lagers as palm trees wave in the breeze, inbound planes circle overhead and reggaeton tumbles out of the speakers.
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Ben Olsen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Feb. 2026
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
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
At the same time, Dangerous Woman, one of Grande's earliest releases, tumbles down the roster.
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Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
At only 20 feet high, Abrams Falls’ stature isn’t its most impressive quality; however, the sheer force of water that tumbles down it is an experience to enjoy with several senses—certainly sight, but also sound and feel too.
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Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
8 June 2026
The film, which is set to bow in Un Certain Regard on May 21, tumbles through tones, swerving through pitch-black humor, empathy, fury and larger-than-life moments.
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William Earl,
Variety,
20 May 2026
The flagellar bundle falls apart, and the cell tumbles.
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Quanta Magazine,
20 Apr. 2026
Frothy water tumbles over sandstone and rock, creating challenging rapids with ominous names like Dragon's Tooth and Hell's Gate.
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Joie Probst,
Midwest Living,
10 Apr. 2026
The video shows the plane colliding with the truck, going over the vehicle, which tumbles beneath the jet.
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Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
This highly competent, obsessive duo tumbles into a self-destructive cat-and-mouse dynamic — but who’s the cat and who’s the mouse?
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Sara Netzley,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 July 2026
Topline OpenAI is now leaning toward delaying its public debut from later this year to next year, unnamed sources told The New York Times, as Elon Musk’s SpaceX stock tumbles after its record IPO and the public tech market slumps more broadly.
—
Alicia Park,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Florida’s highest waterfall tumbles down a verdant, 100-foot-deep sinkhole.
—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
The firm is maintaining its 2026 oil price forecast at $100 per barrel for Brent, even as the global benchmark tumbles below $80 per barrel for the first time since March.
—
Deena Zaidi,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
The tumbles and trust falls might start to scare you, but this is hardly these clowns’ first rodeo.
—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 June 2026
After a number of tumbles through the incoming crashing waves, Phan grabbed ahold of the shark's tail and fearlessly guided it back into the ocean, prompting cheers from onlookers.
—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2026
The figures were sliced into five groups, focusing on the commodity’s biggest surges compared to its deepest tumbles.
—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
10 Mar. 2026
Stoic staff hand-roll alcapurrias and pop tops off icy Medalla lagers as palm trees wave in the breeze, inbound planes circle overhead and reggaeton tumbles out of the speakers.
—
Ben Olsen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
The glowing ribbon of the Milky Way tumbles directly through this cosmic triangle before arcing towards the southern horizon, though its diffuse light will be hidden behind a veil of moonlight on the night of the full moon.
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Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
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
At the same time, Dangerous Woman, one of Grande's earliest releases, tumbles down the roster.
—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
At only 20 feet high, Abrams Falls’ stature isn’t its most impressive quality; however, the sheer force of water that tumbles down it is an experience to enjoy with several senses—certainly sight, but also sound and feel too.
—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
8 June 2026
The film, which is set to bow in Un Certain Regard on May 21, tumbles through tones, swerving through pitch-black humor, empathy, fury and larger-than-life moments.
—
William Earl,
Variety,
20 May 2026
The flagellar bundle falls apart, and the cell tumbles.
—
Quanta Magazine,
20 Apr. 2026
Frothy water tumbles over sandstone and rock, creating challenging rapids with ominous names like Dragon's Tooth and Hell's Gate.
—
Joie Probst,
Midwest Living,
10 Apr. 2026
The video shows the plane colliding with the truck, going over the vehicle, which tumbles beneath the jet.
—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tumbles
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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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There’s the famous falls, the honeymoon hotels and a viticultural focus on ice wine—a syrupy elixir produced in frigid temperatures (how Canadian).
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Still, twenty-nine people have died up there in the past two decades, often from falls.
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Member's Mark Premium Baby Wipes Big messes are no problem for Member’s Mark Premium Baby Wipes, which come packaged in 12 press-open lid packs of 96 wipes each.
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Don't Put it Down, Put it Away There are kitchen messes that are pretty unavoidable and just come with the territory of cooking, like crumbs and sticky surfaces.
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In it, the man stumbles around, blinded by the sun, surrounded by insensible tourists.
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The conversation stumbles on for a few moments, but Crook can’t find the words.
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In six parts, The American Revolution, directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt, plunges us into the momentous war that led to the nation’s founding.
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At times comical, each of these stories swerves and plunges deep into dark truths of human nature.
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Live Local also disrupts years of successful and careful planning by the city to promote compatible, consistent development in neighborhoods like Wynwood.
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After all, the status quo looks safer than making a big bet on something that disrupts everything from operations to revenue.
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Corruption deepened, the economy entered one of the worst collapses in modern history, and a humanitarian crisis pushed close to a third of the population out of the country.
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By contrast, Roberts’s opinion in Slaughter collapses this distinction.
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McGinty said many of the styles now gaining broader visibility — salt-and-pepper diamonds, hexagon and kite-cut stones, Montana sapphires and heavier gold settings — were already in demand with her clients years before appearing in larger retail assortments.
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The assortments give shoppers a chance to try several scent profiles without committing to one full-size luxury bottle.
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“Tumbles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumbles. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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