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as in jumble
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
cleaned a crazy tumble of buttons, hair bands, loose change, and old candy wrappers out from the couch cushions
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as in havoc
a state in which everything is out of order
her office is a tumble of books and papers, but somehow she can find everything
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as in to fall
to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily
the infant stood for a moment and then tumbled on the carpet
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as in to plunge
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
stock prices tumbled after the earnings report was released
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as in to disrupt
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
tumbled all the clothes in her closet as she furiously searched for her favorite pair of jeans
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as in to collapse
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure
all we need is one strong wind, and that old barn is going to tumble
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Recent Examples of tumble
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
Its delicate, cheerful blooms tumble over walls and sidewalks alike, filling them with tiny blossoms.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 11 May 2025
Jennifer Broome, Denver Post, 20 May 2025
One person reportedly died after tumbling from a second-floor window and three others were injured — including a firefighter — after a fire tore through a Brooklyn business Monday morning.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
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Noun
Their surface is slightly textured to prevent slips and has enough cushioning for tumbles.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
Its delicate, cheerful blooms tumble over walls and sidewalks alike, filling them with tiny blossoms.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 11 May 2025
Verb
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Colorado’s waterfalls are summer showstoppers tucked into canyons, tumbling over cliffs, or splashing into hidden swimming holes.
—Jennifer Broome, Denver Post, 20 May 2025
One person reportedly died after tumbling from a second-floor window and three others were injured — including a firefighter — after a fire tore through a Brooklyn business Monday morning.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tumble
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In jumbles of old stones that, to me, are barely legible as the remains of buildings, Cocon López could see the entire timeline of old Aké and how later people interacted with and repurposed what came before.—
Lizzie Wade,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2025
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Delivery of the boards is expected to begin this fall.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
23 May 2025
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The state's Department of Education is slated to mandate Bible lessons in its public schools this fall.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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At 19, Harper’s poise and control are impressive, and even as a below-average outside shooter, his ability to create havoc in the paint and leverage his downhill gravity should translate to the pros immediately.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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Minor presents a similar challenge with her speed and ability to create havoc.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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And then there are those, like Mia, who stumble on their birth families inadvertently.—
Barbara Demick,
New Yorker,
23 May 2025
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No one stumbled into creating a billion dollar company, gingerly broke a world record, or cautiously planned and lived their peak life.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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In the meantime, however, Lake has plunged back into slashing the ranks of the workforce, with hundreds of contract employees let go for a second time over the past weekend.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
22 May 2025
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Losses get much worse when the yield tops 4.7% — with the S & P 500 plunging at an annual rate of 35.5% on average.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
21 May 2025
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An extended pause in scheduling student visas could lead to delays that may disrupt college, boarding-school or exchange students’ plans to enroll in summer and fall terms.—
Annie Ma,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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Despite the sharp decline in sales, Capri’s inventories were up 1 percent at the end of the quarter, reflecting $60 million of goods that were brought in earlier than planned in a sourcing landscape that’s been disrupted by President Donald Trump’s trade war.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
28 May 2025
Verb
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The security perimeter collapses, and the risk increases exponentially.—
Craig Davies,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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And the fact that talks have not yet collapsed is an indication that the U.S. may be considering this red line.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 May 2025
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But at the foot of the stage, the artists, including Ms. Sherald and Jordan Casteel, sang along with the group’s three-song medley, word for word.—
Sandra E. Garcia,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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With strong performances in breaststroke and a solid foundation in freestyle and butterfly, the medley seemed like a better fit at the time, and the change worked.—
Casey Murphy,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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“Tumble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumble. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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