as in to shuffle
to move heavily or clumsily
the big man barged into the room
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Recent Examples of barge
Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
Bartel, who survived the attack, told police about a man knocking at her door, barging in and then forcing her to lie down on her bed.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024
Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2024
But a second collection of smaller luxury barges is carrying charter to canals and smaller waterways.
—Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2024
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Verb
Jurors have begun their deliberations in the manslaughter trial of Daniel Penny, the 26-year-old Marine veteran charged with recklessly choking out Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man who barged onto a Manhattan subway car shouting death threats.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
Bartel, who survived the attack, told police about a man knocking at her door, barging in and then forcing her to lie down on her bed.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024
Noun
The company initially built tugboats to tow offshore oil rigs and barges through the criss-cross of bayous and canals.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2024
But a second collection of smaller luxury barges is carrying charter to canals and smaller waterways.
—Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2024
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House Republicans on Thursday shuffled in and out of Speaker Mike Johnson's office as the clock ticked toward the shutdown deadline.Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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On the next spread, the characters are shuffled around, and you are asked to once again identify the row your character is in and follow the instructions to a specific page and figure.Megan Gambino, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
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Five tanker trucks were initially requested to the scene through an area tanker task force before five additional tankers were requested.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Dec. 2024
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Oxygen tankers are being delivered regularly to supply the mine shaft, and crews have made progress entering the underground area.Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2024
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Wildflowers are stomped to the ground during the celebration at an annual flower show where girls have been cultivated like flowers for generations.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2024
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The pounding of Mary’s heartbeat becomes the stomping feet of the crowd at the high school.Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
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In those days, as international trade was transformed by refrigerated steamships, Argentina was a major exporter of grain and meat, by some measures as wealthy as the United States.Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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And, within about 48 hours, local vigilantes rounded up Chinese residents — hundreds of people — forced them onto steamships bound for San Francisco and told them to never return again.Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
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While overzealous forecasting tells part of the digital health story this year, there were some notable stumbles at particular companies.Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
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The inquiry into their use came during a 2023 dispute between the city and the Crane Boulevard Safety Coalition, which stumbled on the disappearing messages after the city approved the construction of a home in Mount Washington.Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
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Skip the redundant backstory and give us more freighter action with Captain Galt, Keamy, and Minkowski.Michael Alan Connelly, Vulture, 1 July 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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Smith uses a finger to apply the balm to her lips, then sloughs it off with a washcloth to reveal the supple results.Jenny Berg, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
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At a time when capitulating to the mainstream was regarded as selling out, R.E.M.’s move to a major label stung, as if the band had sloughed off its loyalists for the teeming masses.Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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From a spacious water tank to an 8-foot-long cord, this steamer strikes a balance between convenience and performance.Jackie Cucco, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2024
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Bring 1 inch of water to boil in a large saucepan fitted with a steamer basket.Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Barge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barge. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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