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as in jumbles
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
cleaned a crazy tumble of buttons, hair bands, loose change, and old candy wrappers out from the couch cushions
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as in messes
a state in which everything is out of order
her office is a tumble of books and papers, but somehow she can find everything
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as in stumbles
to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily
the infant stood for a moment and then tumbled on the carpet
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as in plunges
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
stock prices tumbled after the earnings report was released
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as in disrupts
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
tumbled all the clothes in her closet as she furiously searched for her favorite pair of jeans
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as in collapses
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure
all we need is one strong wind, and that old barn is going to tumble
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Recent Examples of tumbles
Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
But if an asset tumbles and the investor can't meet the margin requirements, the trading platform may automatically liquidate the position, which leads to more selling and downward pressure on its price.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
The biggest percentage tumbles were in Texas, Florida and Louisiana – each off 12% in a year, the District of Columbia, off 10%, and Arizona, off 9%.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2025
Greater feedback from the nerve stimulation could also prevent missteps and accidental tumbles.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2025
Within those questions is the greatness revealed when the image moves again, when charging Eagles safety Reed Blankenship lifts a hand to tip Mayfield’s fourth-quarter throw, when the flailing football tumbles into linebacker Jihaad Campbell’s arms near the pylon.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
According to Burlison, the video shows a high-speed object—presumably the missile—hitting the orb, which then deforms, tumbles, and sheds smaller fragments, one barely visible.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Water tumbles from cliffs like silk ribbons with Staubbach Falls drifting beside charming chalets trimmed in geraniums.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
In the Bahe River in central China, the slow-flowing water tumbles over stones and zigzags between towering hills.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2025
Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
The glass tumbles day and night in the waves against the pebbles and sand.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 18 Dec. 2025
This setting uses more water and tumbles linens gently to keep them from getting twisted.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2025
At Cedar Falls, the creek tumbles off a 70-foot precipice and then meanders through Cedar Creek Canyon into the Petit Jean River to the west.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Dec. 2025
Just the presence of the bubbles gets the guys telling childhood stories of school field days, art teachers, and tumbles at recess.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 9 Dec. 2025
Over the next two weeks, these shifts could start to be felt in North America, Europe and Asia as the polar vortex weakens and tumbles south, like a spinning top that slows and wobbles off course.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 19 Nov. 2025
Workers are startled when a jar tumbles out of a dusty box and rolls onto the ground.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Ralphy leaps up in shock, tumbles off the sofa, and sprints toward his owner, who is filming nearby.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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The river tumbles and seethes through 278 miles of Grand Canyon National Park, taking its geologic time in carving a trench now deeper than a mile.
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After some careful shaking, the rabbit finally tumbles out of the hose.
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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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Utah finished last after three falls on the beam, producing its lowest score since February 2000.—
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Wipe Up Spills Promptly This seems like a no-brainer, but liquids on a floor's surface is one of the leading causes of falls.—
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And much of the international order is an attempt to avert messes, even by letting odious and illegitimate governments stay in power, because messes can be odious too.—
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Treat any pet messes on the wood floors as soon as possible to prevent liquid from seeping through the wood.—
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Ennin gets up and stumbles down the block before collapsing next to a building.—
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There’s a fine line between righteousness and self-satisfaction, and the second season, which premieres on HBO Max on January 8, frequently stumbles into the latter territory.—
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The teaser plunges viewers into the world of two content creators from contrasting backgrounds who unite for a collaboration fueled by curiosity, social media clout and mutual attraction.—
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Their love scene in the rain, while obviously less visually spectacular than in the film, plunges headlong into romantic cliches that manage to get the job done despite their obviousness.—
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The condition disrupts the production of CoQ10, a molecule essential for generating energy inside cells, leading to rapid neurological decline and loss of mobility.—
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In other words, alcohol disrupts hydration, irritates the gut, inflames blood vessels, messes with sleep, and forces your liver into metabolic overdrive.—
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Doing something that is sold as socially progressive, but ends up benefiting big-money donors, and then wrapping it up in so much regulation and taxation that the policy collapses under its own weight—how dysfunctionally California is that?—
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Trump seems to imagine a hierarchical system dominated by a single capo whose removal collapses the organization—a model rooted in the 1980s.—
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However, increased sourcing diversification across different regions can pose a risk to quality and consistency across denim assortments.—
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For consumers, the near-term impact will likely mean tighter assortments on the shelf, fewer niche flavors and package variations, but more emphasis on crowd-pleasing core products.—
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“Tumbles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumbles. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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