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as in to fall
to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily the bride stumbled on the altar steps and landed smack in the arms of the minister

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noun

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Recent Examples of stumble
Verb
The Bay Area’s tech industry stumbled at the start of 2025 with a net loss of thousands of jobs, a new report states. George Avalos, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025 But in true fashion, nothing is ever easy for the Hornets, and properly stumbling down the stretch will probably be a bit too much to ask. Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
And Hulu’s stumble on Sunday was not the first among similar endeavors from today’s biggest streaming platforms. Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025 The interlaced sub-narratives of the show’s supporting characters — and their all-too-human stumbles — further illuminate the show’s sharp but nuanced take on the wellness industry, with all of its propensity to both overpromise and provide genuine care. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stumble
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stumble
Verb
  • However, that fight fell apart in early March, when a hand injury forced Whyte from the card.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield fell as low as 4% as investors turned to bonds in their search for safety.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Atlanta's lineup has struggled tremendously this season, and using Elder as a trade piece to bring in a big-time hitter would be pretty smart.
    Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
  • The 25-year-old struggled to impact the game and there was a disconnect between her and Clinton, her United team-mate.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Pretty much everything else is shuffled off to the infotainment system, a single circular touchscreen that lives in the middle of the dash.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
  • While events were shuffled around to fit a new schedule, the royals will also be about to pace themselves following the monarch's recent health setback.
    Stephanie Petit, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • During the Mets’ loss to the Marlins, Vientos was jogging to first base when Miami’s Graham Pauley fumbled the ball.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • The characters in Megan Howell’s short stories, which glide into scenes of magical realism, are lonely people facing the harsh realities of an often violent world and fumbling toward something more hopeful.
    Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • There is a huge difference between preparing with the obsession of not making mistakes and preparing with the desire to effectively convey a message.
    Chiara Alzati, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Before formally apologizing to her, Phillips tells Danny about how the stringent demands of Dr. Broussard, who visited Maguire in Episode 4, led him to nick a vessel during an outpatient procedure on a 20-year-old man named Julio, and Phillips’ parents then covered up his fatal mistake.
    Max Gao, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In one way, a 10-game winless tumble was a hostile environment in which to place a prospect.
    Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Friday’s stock market tumble was about more than tariffs, though.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But are we really supposed to believe that wife-of-the-year Karen Wilson would let such an important date slip her mind?
    Andy Swift, TVLine, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Apparently, his son Jabari fell from an A+ to an A in spelling, so Darnell is living up to his promise of beating Gregory’s ass if Jabari’s grades ever slipped.
    Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The Kiki Platform Mary Jane Few shoes have stomped their way into the fashion lexicon quite as rapidly as Marc Jacobs’s Kiki platforms.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Witnesses on the flight told authorities Augustin was stomping, yelling, shaking and being incoherent, the document continued.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025

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“Stumble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stumble. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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