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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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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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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
Stephen Neukam, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
The shuffle comes after the arrival of Jeff Collins as president of advertising sales, marketing and brand partnerships in January.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 2 Dec. 2024
In other words, the 2023 offseason was the Celtics' last real shot to shuffle their supporting cast around Brown and Tatum.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Booker is expected to serve in the #4 ranking role, in a broader leadership shuffle by Schumer.
—Stephen Neukam, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
The shuffle comes after the arrival of Jeff Collins as president of advertising sales, marketing and brand partnerships in January.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
Verb
The Cincinnati Public Schools Board of Education has for months discussed a controversial restructuring plan that would shuffle thousands of students to different schools.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 2 Dec. 2024
In other words, the 2023 offseason was the Celtics' last real shot to shuffle their supporting cast around Brown and Tatum.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Owners’ names now read like jumbles of computer code, retirement homes or rock bands: Silver Sage, Dream Homes, Blue Apple, P Fin VII, Wref II, 3xs2, Vivid, Straight Red Lines, TKJK, Jags Proper.Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
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Think of it instead as a Rube Goldberg machine, reimagining doodles as dense jumbles of steps and if-then rules.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
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The great efficacy of such a threat lies not in its use but entirely in the threat, the ambiguity.Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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All of humankind’s dualities and ambiguities are the dualities and ambiguities that exist in these characters.Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 19 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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Pearson, 28, became an effective multi-inning reliever after getting traded from Toronto (2.73 ERA in 19 appearances), and the Cubs probably won’t want to disrupt that momentum.Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 17 Dec. 2024
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Shiite militias from Iraq and Syria launched rockets and drones to disrupt Israel’s advanced air defense systems, but these efforts posed no significant threat to them.Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
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Hugh Jackman is delivering the medley of our dreams.Jen Juneau, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Carrots Organic carrots, as well as organic and conventional vegetable medleys containing carrots, by the brand 4Earth Farms sold from September to November in seven states were recalled due to the risk of E. coli contamination, the FDA said on Dec. 2.Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2024
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The debate has pitted New York mayor, Eric Adams, who has condemned the murder without equivocation, against a significant groundswell of support for the alleged murderer.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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The Rios-Pineda Court observed, with little question or equivocation, that because the child was born in the United States, the child was in fact a citizen.Madison Czopek, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Dec. 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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But fans were confused as to why the flag was thrown.Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2024
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Biden mixes up French president with deceased predecessor Things got messier in February when Biden confused current French President Emmanuel Macron with former French President François Mitterrand — who died in 1996.Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Shuffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shuffle. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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