as in to shuffle
to move heavily or clumsily
the big man barged into the room
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Recent Examples of barge
Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 June 2024
As Ya-Ya looks around her house, Eve barges in and demands to know where Gracie is.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
Mark Zeigler, Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2024
His friend, David, furiously began digging the pumpkin out, but the pair soon discovered that the beach had been used to moor barges, and there were large industrial cables underneath the ground.
—Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2024
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Verb
According to eyewitnesses, when some alumni protesters barged into a tent with a megaphone to harass and intimidate fellow alums, Bradley fled the stage, leaving the reunion attendees to fend for themselves.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 June 2024
As Ya-Ya looks around her house, Eve barges in and demands to know where Gracie is.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
Noun
Representative of the majority of fellow Olympians standing behind him on the barge?
—Mark Zeigler, Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2024
His friend, David, furiously began digging the pumpkin out, but the pair soon discovered that the beach had been used to moor barges, and there were large industrial cables underneath the ground.
—Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2024
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In other words, the 2023 offseason was the Celtics' last real shot to shuffle their supporting cast around Brown and Tatum.Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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In addition, both received the Order of the British Empire in different years (2003 and 2017, respectively), and some tabloid media are shuffling the possibility of their knighthood.Nuria Luis, Glamour, 4 Dec. 2024
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Trump made headlines at the time of the blaze for suggested using flying water tankers to extinguish the flames, advice French officials rejected, citing risks to the cathedral's stability.Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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French officials pushed back on the then-president’s suggestion to use flying water tankers to fight the Notre Dame fire.Tara Suter, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
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The victim was stabbed in the neck and chest, and was repeatedly punched, kicked and stomped in the apartment on Grand Concourse near E.144th St., the DA stated.Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2024
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Last week, Wisconsin stomped the Scarlet Knights for 309 rushing yards.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
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Writer David Wolman tells a story that in many ways mirrors that of the Titanic: a giant gleaming steamship full of illustrious passengers, concerns over its safety drowned out by media buzz and undue faith in its engineering.Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
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The discovery of the steamship Le Lyonnais was recently announced by Atlantic Wreck Salvage (AWS).Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 10 Sep. 2024
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The chances of you strolling up to a domain registrar and snapping up a domain worth thousands of dollars is about the same as stumbling upon a Jackson Pollock in a thrift store.Darpan Munjal, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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In Northern California, the San Francisco Giants stumbled to another losing season in 2024.David K. Li, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
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In 2024 through September, Boeing delivered thirty eight MAX aircraft to China, and in July two 777 freighters to Air China.Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Three freighters sank that day: the Anna C. Minch, William B. Davock and Novadoc.Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
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The wash is also enriched with Japanese rice powder, which gently sloughs off daily buildup for more radiant skin.Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
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These are coming largely from synthetic clothing like yoga pants, which slough off fibers in the wash.Matt Simon, WIRED, 4 Sep. 2019
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Remove steamer from pot and turn out oysters onto table.Jennifer Hope Choi, Bon Appétit, 13 Dec. 2024
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Our go-to handheld steamer is marked down to just $50.Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Barge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barge. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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