weltered

verb

Definition of welterednext
past tense of welter
as in shuffled

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  1. shuffled
  2. staggered
  3. faltered
  4. swayed
  5. struggled
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Their successors would serve terms that would be staggered, with one term expiring every two years.
    Tobi Raji The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Spending and the debt scaled new heights after COVID struck and the economy staggered.
    Ron Elving, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of staggered
Verb
  • Similar to bitcoin, its short-term momentum has faltered, but the second-largest cryptocurrency is poised to clear that level again after some consolidation, Stockton said.
    Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The film, which has mixed reviews, faltered last weekend in its international box office debut with just $2 million from 31 territories.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of faltered
Verb
  • After hearing testimony from experts, however, the judge wasn’t swayed.
    Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Raskin, who is close with Nadler, had initially been against the run, but was swayed by outreach from dozens of colleagues, Axios previously reported.
    Andrew Solender, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of swayed
Verb
  • Based in London early in his career, Galliano struggled throughout the Eighties and early Nineties, with a succession of backers.
    Miles Socha, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The team looked to have turned a corner after a 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest last week ended a run of six matches without a win, but Guardiola’s side struggled to a 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace on Saturday.
    Matias Grez, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of struggled
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“Weltered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weltered. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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