jumbling

present participle of jumble

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of jumbling Sullivan tried this against Toronto, jumbling the top-six group in the second period. Peter Baugh, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 Trump also was jumbling the timeline of jobs revisions last year, per Politifact. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jumbling
Verb
  • Woods said a reading in line with expectations would likely keep markets focused on inflation and the Federal Reserve's policy path without disrupting the recent rally.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 29 June 2026
  • He’s flanked by more individually talented defenders than ever, with Cason Wallace disrupting ballhandlers and Alex Caruso as versatile as any of the team’s guard defenders.
    Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • Enola dutifully trudges between clues and possibilities, shuffling through crime scenes and racing around shady spaces, all of this much more paint-by-numbers than connect-the-dots.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 30 June 2026
  • Colombia is trying its luck from distance, but Costa has been equal to each shot, first punching away Jefferson Lerma's rocket from the right, about 25 yards out, and then shuffling his feet to his left and catching Jhon Arias's shot from about the same distance.
    NBC News, NBC news, 28 June 2026
Verb
  • Why People Misunderstand This Intelligence The first mistake people make is confusing integrative intelligence with being broadly knowledgeable.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • Having said that, conversations might be confusing today.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • The ability to create disturbing horror in comics is not easy.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
  • He was charged with stalking, disturbing the peace and obstruction for failure to identify himself to law enforcement.
    Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 18 June 2026

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“Jumbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jumbling. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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