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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
Josh Fellman, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2025
Since becoming president, Trump has threatened sweeping tariffs against Canada, including on dairy and lumber.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2025
Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
But the musical’s politics are as unsubtle as any other aspect of this lumbering show.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The administration may also delay duties on particular lines of goods, including autos, lumber, drugs and chips.
—Josh Fellman, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2025
Since becoming president, Trump has threatened sweeping tariffs against Canada, including on dairy and lumber.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
Kitsch, in a buffalo hide coat, his face scarred and stained, lumbered into frame.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
But the musical’s politics are as unsubtle as any other aspect of this lumbering show.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lumber
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When the village was turned into a ski destination in the 1970s, builders had repurposed wood from old train cars to build garden beds—so the team checked the environment for creosote, a chemical used in the manufacture of those train cars.—
Shayla Love,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2025
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The ammonia in Windex may harm wood, so save this trick for laminates or tile.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025
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Instead, tattooed servers shuffle around under dim lighting to a Phoebe Bridgers soundtrack.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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Under moonlight, the six men shuffled to the village church.—
Prianka Srinivasan Matthew Abbott,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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With Pochettino watching from the sidelines, the national team stumbled through its second lifeless loss in four days Sunday, falling to Canada 2-1 in the third place game of the CONCACAF Nations League before a tiny, mostly quiet crowd at SoFi Stadium.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2025
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Warning: Spoilers ahead for Severance Ever since Helly and Mark stumbled upon a room filled with goats in Season 1 of Severance, fans have been wondering why Lumon is raising these animals in their walls.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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Severe thunderstorms will rumble to life Wednesday afternoon in parts of western Oregon and push into western Washington a few hours later.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2025
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Mount Spurr, just to the west of the city of Anchorage, is rumbling.—
Erik Klemetti,
Discover Magazine,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Karlie Davison singled, Payton Burnham reached on a fielder's choice and Reagan Johnson legged out an infield single to load the bases with one out.—
Christina Long,
Arkansas Online,
31 Mar. 2025
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Clevinger walked Trout to load the bases with two outs, but struck out Soler to end the threat and keep the Sox ahead by three runs.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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This month, President Trump signed executive orders aimed at aggressively ramping up the nation's timber production.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
21 Mar. 2025
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The hoard appeared to be purposely buried in the remains of some sort of structure — archaeologists found evidence of post holes of a timber building that had long since rotted away.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Discover Magazine,
15 Mar. 2025
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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
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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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Of course, Maddie isn’t the only one struggling this week.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
23 Mar. 2025
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Red Bull struggled, and Liam Lawson is under scrutiny after another poor race weekend.—
Patrick Iversen,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Lumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lumber. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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