as in struggle
a forceful effort to reach a goal or objective
it'll be a long scrabble to pull ourselves out of poverty
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as in to climb
to move (as up or over something) often with the help of the hands in holding or pulling
we scrabbled up a sand dune to get a better view of the sea
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as in to fumble
to search for something blindly or uncertainly
he frantically scrabbled through the storage chest looking for the needed documents
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Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2019
Anthony was happiest being with family & friends, and enjoyed playing scrabble & cards.
—courant.com, 10 July 2019
Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 24 June 2024
And in the vanquished states, people scrabbled for existence amid starvation and humiliation.
—Max Hastings, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2013
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Noun
Across the street from her, a kinetic scrabble of orange and blue runs the height of a five-story brick building like an electric charge.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2019
Anthony was happiest being with family & friends, and enjoyed playing scrabble & cards.
—courant.com, 10 July 2019
Verb
That decision brought Wade, an African American woman in her 40s, to the lowest point of her life last summer, desperately scrabbling to earn enough money to cover the rent on her godmother’s Greenhaven apartment after Avila was admitted into a skilled-care facility in spring 2023.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 24 June 2024
And in the vanquished states, people scrabbled for existence amid starvation and humiliation.
—Max Hastings, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2013
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrabble
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Doc Rivers has stressed the need to wipe out these kinds of mental lapses, but this effort looked all too familiar—reminiscent of last season’s struggles.Brian Sampson, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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After a bitter and bloody struggle, the central government prevailed and Lincoln freed the enslaved people, but he was assassinated a month after starting his second term.Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Whirlpool — The home appliance company climbed more than 3% after reporting third-quarter earnings that topped expectations.Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024
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Related Stories Netflix Price Hikes: Top Execs Offer U.S. Outlook During Q3 Earnings Call Netflix Adds 5.1M Subscribers, Beating Wall Street Forecasts Advertising revenue overall climbed 3% to $799 million, rising 5% in the U.S. to $483 million.Dade Hayes, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
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Carolina players also showed some frustration just before Sutton fumbled the ball at the goal line with 2 minutes, 13 seconds remaining.Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2024
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Corey Ballentine was also credited with fumbling a punt, but that mishap happened when return man Keisean Nixon pulled away at the last minute.Rob Reischel, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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This year’s finals were helped even more by a close battle between a perennial WNBA powerhouse in the Lynx and a previously championship-less contender in the Liberty.Jake Piazza, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
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Ena’s life and the series, viewers will sense, will turn on her battle for some kind of happiness, despite everything.John Hopewell, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
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The fallout from the Madison Square Garden event risked highlighting voters’ concerns about Trump’s rhetoric and penchant for controversy in the closing stretch as both campaigns are scrambling for votes.Michael Rubinkam, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
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Nearby, a group of seven workers at a plastics plant in Erwin, Tennessee, scrambled atop of a semi-truck to escape the floods and were swept away by the current.Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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To capitalize on this reach and expand the music industry’s distribution channels, record labels should look beyond the initial reach of the game and see the wide-angle viewership of the audience.Adam Rumanek, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024
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Understanding how the crust changes can give insight into how the planet may look in the future.Devika Rao, theweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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Another huge element was the stunt team, who have helped execute fights between superhuman creatures and quite a bit of flying via wirework (one thing the actors won’t miss much).Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2024
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The crypto industry is pouring money into the fight to control Congress, and the Massachusetts race just isn't enough of a factor to become a good investment.Mike Deehan, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
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Its three crew clambered out from under the vehicle’s punctured metal shell and scurried away.David Axe, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
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Corporal Matthew Harper said at least two dozen people were rescued overnight, in some cases the locals clambered to their rooftops to avoid the rising storm surge.NBC News, NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
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“Scrabble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrabble. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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