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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
Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
This was once a bustling lumber town with a sawmill, its own railroad and shipping fleet, 10 hotels, 15 saloons, multiple dance halls — and a great back story.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
Meagan Navarro, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
Chronicle Year: 2012 Run Time: 84 minutes Director: Josh Trank
As superhero movies become more and more bloated, why not revisit this gem: an origin story with a svelte run time that leaves you wanting more, instead of dreading an entire lumbering franchise to come?
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Trump downplayed the importance of Canada's role in U.S. trade, despite the country being one of the U.S.'s top trading partners, and dismissed the need for Canadian goods like lumber and automobiles.
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The lumbering killer finally picks up that recognizable hockey mask.
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Acidic bird droppings stain or corrode paint, wood, and metal.—
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However, series co-creators Lyle and Bart Nickerson teased that the group isn't out of the woods as their immense trauma continues to haunt them, especially after Natalie’s death.—
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For all of the conversation late last year analyzing how quickly Sporting KC might be able to shuffle the chairs — or even Vermes praising the way his team played Wednesday — a swap at striker, a swap in the mentality at striker, transcends everything else.—
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The plan involved shuffling around existing crew assignments to free up two of the four seats on a SpaceX capsule that launched in late September, so that Wilmore and Williams could occupy the seats on the return trip.—
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Liv hesitates, does awkward stumble toward her, drops head onto Sally’s shoulder.—
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But after entering the All-Star break holding a Wild Card, Boston stumbled almost immediately in the second half.—
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Snow is blanketing parts of the Great Lakes while rain is falling to the south in parts of the Ohio Valley and thunderstorms are starting to rumble in the Mississippi Valley.—
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New to their hometown in Season 3 is a guinea pig news station, a rumbling kitten sports stadium, and a whimsical magic shop.—
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Investigators later determined that the bomb was hidden in a cassette recorder and packed in a suitcase that was loaded on a plane from Malta to Frankfurt, Germany, with no accompanying passenger.—
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To get started, simply prepare your base in one of the pints, freeze for 24 hours, then load it into the machine and watch the magic happen.—
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Whether paired with timber finishes or contemporary accents, these tones bring a soothing balance to any kitchen.—
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But their breakthrough came from the latrine, which had been built within a larger timber building.—
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Boston stomped the competition last season en route to winning their record 18th NBA championship.—
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As the lead-in to headliners Red Clay Strays, 49 Winchester were a hard act to follow, with singer Isaac Gibson stomping about the stage while showing off the wide range of emotion in his voice.—
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The Broncos struggled with turnovers from the tip-off but stayed in the game by forcing similar issues out of the Aztecs.—
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But in a world of limited resources — and in a city struggling mightily just to pay for existing services — policymakers need to make this money go further.—
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“Lumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lumber. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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