shimmied

verb

Definition of shimmiednext
past tense of shimmy
1
as in clambered

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2
as in waltzed

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  1. scrambled
  2. climbed
  3. shuffled
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  • The Dutch Defense Ministry said on Monday that two of its F-35 aircraft, also known as Lightning IIs, scrambled twice from an air base in Estonia on Friday after the aircraft were detected approaching airspace without making identification.
    Ryan Chan, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Allen went 22 of 37 for a season-high 342 yards and three TDs and, with the Rams jamming top rusher James Cook, scrambled 10 times for 82 yards and three goal-line plunges.
    Tim Graham, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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  • Topline The Mega Millions jackpot climbed to $670 million—the fifth biggest lottery prize of the year so far—after no tickets matched all six numbers drawn on Tuesday night, although the eventual winner will take home a much smaller amount after paying their taxes.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • By 2024, this figure climbed to 36,500.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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  • John then shuffled through the expansion era and modern baseball ballots twice apiece, getting spurned by the voting committees.
    Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Forensic accountants testified that Marilyn was the one who gave Nick the money, who then shuffled it around to various bank accounts, before wiring it back to Marilyn.
    Mikenzie Frost, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of shuffled
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