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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
Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
Lester jumps in to stop him with the elevator crank, finally standing up to his abusive boss, and in the shuffle Nicky ends up falling onto the meat cleaver and dying.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2025
Joel Stein, HollywoodReporter, 22 Dec. 2025
Camera crews, police and decaying floral bouquets stand in place of nervous students shuffling in and out of final exams.
—Jay Marques, NBC news, 20 Dec. 2025
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Noun
The shuffle in leadership also reveals internal disagreements within the administration about enforcement strategy.
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Entertain the children by shuffling to classical music in a sorcerer’s hat?
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The result also spotlights conference championships’ awkward fit in the current system, particularly given the fact that conference expansion has led to jumbles atop each league’s standings.—
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Ray’s most chaotic photograms—jumbles that push out of the frame or look like time bombs ready to explode—find echoes in his films, projected on the back walls, a show in themselves.—
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As usual, Coon thrives in ambiguity, layering a seemingly straightforward woman with depth.—
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Participants also took a personality assessment called the High Potential Trait Indicator (HTPI), which measures six traits including competitiveness and tolerance of ambiguity.—
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Jenkins brutally stomped and punched Coto, who was severely injured and put on life support.—
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Take it slower and stomp a path through new snow or ski on a frozen pond.—
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Bullet train services were temporarily disrupted, and cameras mounted on buildings showed visible shaking.—
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However, drinking caffeinated tea too late in the day can disrupt sleep.—
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After applauding the win, Murphy didn’t stay to watch Hudson win her category (Best Supporting Actress) or to enjoy his costars’ medley of the film’s three Best Original Song nominees, resulting in speculation he was angered by his loss.—
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Here's where to base yourself while discovering Portugal's vast medley of landscapes.—
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Silence or equivocation in moments like this is itself consequential.—
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Tuesday's result capped a tumultuous final month that saw national Republican condemnation, Democratic hesitation and equivocation, and a barrage of attack ads.—
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Government agencies and businesses that invest in this training, and that insist every critical number survives a deterministic check, will capture AI's benefits without stumbling into its blind spots.—
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Dodge, still suffering the consequences of axing the popular previous generations of Charger and Challenger muscle cars, saw sales stumble down 28% compared with the previous year.—
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The 40-year-old cooks up ways to make quarterbacks miserable in his sleep, devising schemes that are meant to lure as much as they are intended to confuse.—
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Canales-Pelaez said that local departments may be confusing administrative warrants with criminal ones, or overcomplying to avoid backlash from the state Legislature.—
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“Shuffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shuffle. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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