WELTERED Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

weltered

verb

past tense of welter

as in shuffled

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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

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Adebayo and Antetokounmpo shared the court for most their playing time in the Heat’s preseason opener, but Heat coach Erik Spoelstra staggered their minutes in the Heat’s second exhibition in Thursday’s preseason win over the New Orleans Pelicans.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
The talent is still there, but Herbert has staggered to a dismal start.

— Sam Jane, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026

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On top of all of that, the AI trade faltered this week amid growing concerns that some companies are issuing too much debt to build out their AI networks.

— Fred Imbert, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
This week a deal for Volta Infrastructure faltered as investors feeling full-up on data center debt demanded higher yields.

— Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of faltered

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Other movies would have made a religious ideal of the suffering mother, attempted to proselytize its audiences, or wallowed in the melodramatic urge for a father figure.

— Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 15 Sep. 2026
The Bohm of previous years may have wallowed in his struggles at the plate.

— Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of wallowed

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The primary came as the Chicago area reeled from arrests, deportations and violence that occurred during Operation Midway Blitz, the federal government’s immigration enforcement campaign last fall.

— Marni Pyke, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026
In the wake of his death, the Platte County courthouse sat empty for two days, leaving the town square around it quiet as the community reeled from the news.

— Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

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