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scuffled

verb

past tense of scuffle

as in shuffled

to move heavily or clumsily she scuffled along in shoes that were much too large for her

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as in wrestled

to seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery the burglar and the homeowner briefly scuffled together in the dark

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Recent Examples of scuffled The two companies have scuffled in the past, with Deadline noting that Disney sent Character. — John Kell, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026 Cavan rushed to aid his brother and scuffled with Miami midfielder Yannick Bright. — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Some pushed against barricades and scuffled with police, who responded by firing tear gas rounds, using water cannon and beating them with batons, TV footage showed. — Reuters, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026 Royals starter Noah Cameron scuffled early throwing 58 pitches in the first two innings before settling down for a seven-strikeout performance. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026 Kupcho scuffled to a second-round 73 after carding the only 66 of the tournament so far on Thursday. — ABC News, 5 June 2026 Mackenzie Blackwood started the year 13-1-1, but has scuffled at times in the second half of the season. — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026 The Cubs need more consistency from their lineup, which has scuffled through their first nine games. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026 Brown, who scuffled as a shooter for most of the game, caught fire late with two 3-pointers and an and-one midrange jumper that cut Boston’s deficit to eight with just over a minute remaining. — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 31 Mar. 2026

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Uribe shuffled off the mound, and the crowd at American Family Field roared.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Kering is starting to clean house, having already shuffled creative directors at Gucci, Balenciaga and Bottega Veneta.

— Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of shuffled

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Countless poets have wrestled with this question, either writing about dreams directly or invoking them through the dreamlike manipulation of words and ideas.

— The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 Oct. 2026
When media are more than ordinary products Since broadcasting began, American media policy has wrestled with how to support the information needs of a democracy.

— Seth Ashley, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of wrestled

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McColley pushed Parente out onto the street and stomped his boot in the victim’s face five times, crushing Parente’s head into the pavement before fleecing his pockets and fleeing, according to the criminal complaint.

— Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026
Letter writers recalled how Paden saved his father’s life when a cow nearly stomped him to death in a field, after the elder Paden came between the cow and her calf.

— Glenn Rice, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

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In contrast, the ad says Desmond fought to lower costs and supports suspending the gas tax.

— Kevin Freking, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
In the case of Yemen, the ground fighters inside the country who are taking on the Houthis are deeply divided and fought each other as recently as January.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of fought

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Drew Rasmussen squandered a two-run lead on the mound, Tampa Bay's bullpen let the game get away and the Rays stumbled to a 7-3 loss against the Cleveland Guardians in their American League Championship Series opener Monday night.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Kore-eda stumbled on the manga in a bookshop rather than through its serial run.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

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