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as in to shuffle
to move heavily or clumsily
the elephant lumbered through the jungle
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as in to stumble
to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually
the novel's plot lumbers to its predictable conclusion after 500 long pages
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as in to load
to place a weight or burden on
preparations that will lumber the expedition with unnecessary equipment and supplies
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Recent Examples of lumber
Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2025
Fagan, who died in 1969, wrote about his prank repeatedly in his column, which was called Mill Ends—named for the bits and pieces of wood left over at a lumber mill.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Nearly 90 minutes before the start of Saturday night’s match between San Diego FC and St. Louis City SC, fans lumbered down the supporters’ section to their seats behind Snapdragon Stadium’s north goal, drums in hand, and started thumping.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
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Noun
That starts by purchasing one 8-foot long 4×4 at a home center or lumber yard.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2025
Fagan, who died in 1969, wrote about his prank repeatedly in his column, which was called Mill Ends—named for the bits and pieces of wood left over at a lumber mill.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
But the musical’s politics are as unsubtle as any other aspect of this lumbering show.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Nearly 90 minutes before the start of Saturday night’s match between San Diego FC and St. Louis City SC, fans lumbered down the supporters’ section to their seats behind Snapdragon Stadium’s north goal, drums in hand, and started thumping.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lumber
Noun
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Updated with reclaimed barn wood to give the interior a warmer, more rustic feel, Belmont is part taphouse, part restaurant — and all welcoming.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Mar. 2025
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The British company that has made quaint old sports cars from bits of wood for over a century.—
Alistair Charlton,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But experts encourage borrowers to take at least one step to protect themselves while personnel and programs at ED get shuffled around or canceled: keep a record.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2025
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In addition, the person said the department is expected to shuffle around senior career officials who are part of the Senior Executive Service.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
10 Mar. 2025
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Everything will then be sold – unless he’s stumbled across a famous ball.—
Don Riddell,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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The main character, a married artist in her mid-forties, sets out from her Los Angeles home, stumbles into a psychosexual dynamic with a young rental-car attendee, and decides to remodel a motel room into a love nest.—
Jennifer Wilson,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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Amidst tornadoes and other severe weather, a 3.0 earthquake rumbled Magee, Mississippi on Saturday afternoon, southeast of Jackson.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA TODAY,
16 Mar. 2025
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He’s manifested these through violin, piccolo, glockenspiel, and rumbling percussion suggestive of rolling surf, lighting strikes, and thunder.—
Guillermo Perez,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
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They would be loaded on buses and sent through the Kerem Shalom crossing either to Ashdod port, or to an airport near Eilat.—
Tom Soufi Burridge,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Investigators said Hernandez gunned Quadri down, loaded his body into Quadri’s car, then abandoned the vehicle in a parking lot on San Antonio’s south side before checking into a nearby hotel, KABB reported.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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According to Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the timber structural frame and all-electric design reduces embodied carbon by 87% compared to a standard steel-and-concrete option.—
Adam Williams,
New Atlas,
8 Mar. 2025
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The Suites Each of the River and Woodland Suites feature elegant Italian travertine and oak timber floor finishes, lovely detailed bathrooms, free-standing baths with a view and private terraces.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Don’t be surprised if a herd of wild horses stomps their way through your campsite.—
Wendy Altschuler,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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But to have her kind of stomping through the hallways again?—
Josh Wigler,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Feb. 2025
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Still, with fewer employees, the department may struggle to meet the demands of a growing number of applicants.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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England have struggled at the latter position in recent years, and with Newcastle United’s Lewis Hall out injured until next season, Spence could be Tuchel’s best option there already.—
Oliver Kay,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Lumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lumber. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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