as in jumble
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
a rummage of textbooks, notebooks, and old school papers all over the desk
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as in to find
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
at the last minute she rummaged a costume from the attic
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as in to search
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something
he rummaged the desk drawer trying to find the spare keys
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Recent Examples of rummage
Mark Price, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
Geraldine rummaged through her bag to find her toothbrush and toothpaste and went to the bathroom down the corridor.
—Colm Tóibín, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025
Further rummaging yielded a second chunk of rock that seemed to fit right in front of the first, like a face.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Behind us, a line of taxi drivers hollered as the police rummaged through the suspects’ belongings.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
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Once the family went to sleep, the man found an unlocked window, cut the screen off and slipped inside to rummage through the home, police said.
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Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.—
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Baker also leads the orchestra, which sounds grand — although the sound in the arts center’s Pugh Theater often left musicians, lead singers and chorus all at the same level, with actors speaking over all of it at the same time to create a sonic jumble.—
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Currently on a six-game winning streak and 11 wins in 12 games, the Celtics suddenly find themselves with a legitimate chance to catch the Cleveland Cavaliers for the top seed in the Eastern Conference.—
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In May, the DOJ found Boeing had violated a 2021 agreement that had shielded it from prosecution over the crashes.—
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Authorities in London are searching for an 11-year-old girl who went missing in the River Thames while on a day off from school.—
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UConn searching for a point guard, hosted Georgia’s Silas Demary Jr. on Tuesday and has also reportedly expressed interest in 6-foot-4 Maryland guard Rodney Rice, Dayton’s Malachi Smith, UCF’s Keyshawn Hall and Quinnipiac forward Amarri Monroe, among others.—
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The Texas Department of Public Safety last year identified an assortment of tattoos connected to Tren de Aragua, many relatively common: stars on the shoulder, royal crowns, firearms, trains, dice, roses, tigers and jaguars.—
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At the time, her designs pushed the limits and got left out of assortments.—
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Read on to discover 10 American Rieslings to stock your wine cellar with.—
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Visit Amazon's Deal page to discover the latest deals.—
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Guests can feast like a Viking and enjoy a savory menu featuring a variety of meats, fish, sandwiches and more, along with a collection of meads and ciders.—
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There are single or double-breasted jackets with wide or narrow lapels and fancy buttons, and white shirts in a variety of styles.—
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The ability to learn from missteps and continue forward is often what separates successful innovators from the rest.—
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The former feeling stems from learning at a young age to see the world as an unforgiving, arduous place.—
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The boys of ’90s country got their due elsewhere in the night, with a Blake Shelton/Clint Black/Trace Adkins medley of three-decade-old hits.—
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Reba McEntire will perform a medley of Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn classics.—
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“Rummage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rummage. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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