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as in to shuffle
to move heavily or clumsily
the elephant lumbered through the jungle
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as in to stumble
to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually
the novel's plot lumbers to its predictable conclusion after 500 long pages
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as in to load
to place a weight or burden on
preparations that will lumber the expedition with unnecessary equipment and supplies
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Recent Examples of lumber
Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2024
Construction prices could rise, too; one-quarter of the lumber used in the U.S. comes from Canada, and both Canada and Mexico supply cement, metals, machinery and other homebuilding necessities.
—Louis Jacobson, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 6 Sep. 2024
Sure, you get pummeled by giant monsters, from griffins and ogres to lumbering cyclopses, but more than honing your combat skills, Dragon’s Dogma 2 is about moving through an bucolic open world teeming with interactive possibilities.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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Noun
That decimation started when miners rushed in for gold, killing and displacing tens of thousands of Native Americans in California and ravaging the redwood trees for lumber.
—Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2024
Construction prices could rise, too; one-quarter of the lumber used in the U.S. comes from Canada, and both Canada and Mexico supply cement, metals, machinery and other homebuilding necessities.
—Louis Jacobson, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
Verb
Johnny Fins grabbed his phone to capture the moment where the reptile lumbered its way slowly along.
—Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 6 Sep. 2024
Sure, you get pummeled by giant monsters, from griffins and ogres to lumbering cyclopses, but more than honing your combat skills, Dragon’s Dogma 2 is about moving through an bucolic open world teeming with interactive possibilities.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lumber
Noun
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This will be the year of the wood snake, or the cyan-colored snake, which meant brands were at liberty to explore colors other than the auspicious red.—
Tianwei Zhang,
WWD,
10 Jan. 2025
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Using shingles, or small wood pieces installed in an overlapping rhythm, was a less costly and easier-to-maintain option than clapboard and other cladding options of the time.—
Lauren Gallow,
Architectural Digest,
10 Jan. 2025
Verb
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As he’s been awaiting trial in Charlotte since his arrest in 2012 on a first-degree murder charge, Perkins has been shuffled between the Mecklenburg County jail, Broughton Hospital, Central Prison, and Central Regional Hospital dozens of times.—
Kallie Cox,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Jan. 2025
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His defensive concentration — happy to shuffle players out wide and contain them in one-v-one duels — makes Reis an interesting potential option as a right-back for Guardiola, who often opts for four centre-backs across the defence.—
Thom Harris,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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The Packers stumbled down the stretch, losing three of five, including two in a row.—
Jeff Howe,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
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Apparently, Ron had unknowingly stumbled into a deer chase by one or more wolves.—
Al Wolter,
Outdoor Life,
10 Jan. 2025
Verb
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As aftershocks rumbled and tsunami warnings rang out, teachers hurried the children to higher ground behind the school.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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Family Farms is Broward County’s lone strawberry u-pick, home to 10 acres of strawberry plants, along with cows, chickens, bunnies and tractor hayrides that rumble to life on the weekends.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2025
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The pyrotechnics team loads enough fireworks to celebrate five or six touchdowns per game, said Vaill.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
17 Jan. 2025
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Already, around 890 unique tankers loaded Russian oil — comprising both crude and oil products — in the past six months, analytics firm Vortexa told CNBC on Jan. 7, with 107 of these ships — or 12% of the total — being subject to vessel-specific sanctions at the time.—
Ruxandra Iordache,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Was Solomon knocking on the timber last Thursday morning, though?—
Beren Cross,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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Are the environmental aspects of mass timber oversold?—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
8 Jan. 2025
Verb
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There's also the arrival of Shane's mother Kitty (Molly Shannon), who shows up to stomp all over the honeymoon his new bride Rachel is attempting to salvage.—
Griff Griffin,
Newsweek,
7 Jan. 2025
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Like Frankenstein’s monster and so many of the robots that keep stomping across our big and small screens, Norbot also seems to threaten the very life that it’s meant to help.—
Manohla Dargis,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2025
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The spike in egg prices comes on the heels of a slow COVID-19 pandemic recovery, as many restaurants in Southern California continue to struggle.—
Cindy Carcamo,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
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With leading scorer Walter Clayton Jr. struggling to a season-low 7 points, backup Denzel Aberdeen had a season-high 16 points.—
Edgar Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
11 Jan. 2025
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“Lumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lumber. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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