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as in jumble
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
the paper got lost in the shuffle on his desk
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2
as in ambiguity
deliberate evasion in speech
no matter how directly we asked the question, all we got was shuffle in return
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1
as in to stomp
to move heavily or clumsily
the old man shuffled across the floor in his slippers
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as in to disrupt
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
shuffle the cards and deal five to each player
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Recent Examples of shuffle
Diane Omdahl, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
That’s a common complaint from fire survivors — the adjuster shuffle.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 19 May 2025
Zephyr spent her childhood being shuffled between foster homes, and has since sworn off society in favor of her true passion: seeking out the world’s best waves.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 17 May 2025
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Noun
In my experience, those often seem to get lost in the shuffle.
—Diane Omdahl, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
That’s a common complaint from fire survivors — the adjuster shuffle.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
Verb
In the photo book, Collett doesn’t reveal who said what and has shuffled the order to make the reader think hard, but also to remove a layer of prejudice.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 19 May 2025
Zephyr spent her childhood being shuffled between foster homes, and has since sworn off society in favor of her true passion: seeking out the world’s best waves.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shuffle
Noun
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In jumbles of old stones that, to me, are barely legible as the remains of buildings, Cocon López could see the entire timeline of old Aké and how later people interacted with and repurposed what came before.—
Lizzie Wade,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Jurisdictional role ambiguity adds another layer of complexity.—
Khurram Akhtar,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Critics say ambiguities in the law are part of the problem George Wyeth, a visiting scholar at the Environmental Law Institute, says the law is still concerning.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
22 May 2025
Verb
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While wearing a mini tuxedo, Lorenzo slowly stomped down the aisle and paused at the puddle of petals.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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Boston Haitian community joyfully stomped, danced and marched their way down Blue Hill Ave.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
19 May 2025
Verb
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An extended pause in scheduling student visas could lead to delays that may disrupt college, boarding-school or exchange students’ plans to enroll in summer and fall terms.—
Annie Ma,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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Despite the sharp decline in sales, Capri’s inventories were up 1 percent at the end of the quarter, reflecting $60 million of goods that were brought in earlier than planned in a sourcing landscape that’s been disrupted by President Donald Trump’s trade war.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
28 May 2025
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But at the foot of the stage, the artists, including Ms. Sherald and Jordan Casteel, sang along with the group’s three-song medley, word for word.—
Sandra E. Garcia,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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With strong performances in breaststroke and a solid foundation in freestyle and butterfly, the medley seemed like a better fit at the time, and the change worked.—
Casey Murphy,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
Noun
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The equivocation over the ground invasion reflects Mr. Netanyahu’s need to satisfy far-right cabinet ministers, who are pushing for the full re-occupation of Gaza, and Israel’s top generals, who believe such a move would be difficult to sustain and dangerous to hostages held in Gaza.—
Patrick Kingsley,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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The very title of the exhibition, the first Conceptualist project to use photocopy as a medium, signals a deliberate equivocation over nothing less than the ontology of the art object.—
Jeffrey Weiss,
Artforum,
1 May 2025
Verb
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And then there are those, like Mia, who stumble on their birth families inadvertently.—
Barbara Demick,
New Yorker,
23 May 2025
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Per a fan video, at one point during the show, after spinning his microphone and tossing it towards the audience, Joel appeared to stumble, falling backwards and landing on his side.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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Also, this word et cetera at the end of the sentence confused me.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
26 May 2025
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Weir was confused by the man’s unusual conviction, though.—
Louise Erdrich,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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“Shuffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shuffle. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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