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scrambling

VERB

race; get into position clumsily

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clamber climb contend crawl jostle push rush scurry vie

STRONG

hasten move run scrabble scuttle strive struggle swarm trek

WEAK

jockey for position look alive make haste

Antonyms

STRONGEST

retreat

STRONG

rest stay stop

Example Sentences

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But enforcement of these laws has long occupied an unusual no-man’s-land in this country, scrambling the standard political lines around criminal justice.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

While businesses are scrambling to invest in AI, he said, they aren’t investing much in anything else.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

The company continues to ramp up investment to boost production capacity, as customers are scrambling to secure available supplies of cutting-edge semiconductors for AI data centers, smartphones and other devices.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Kenya has not reported any Ebola infections so far, but health authorities are scrambling to curb a fast-growing outbreak of a rare Ebola variant in the DRC.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

“This is not a worry, not a worry,” Clare said, frantically sticking as many as he could back in the dirt before scrambling over to the glass caps.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman