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as in to stumble
to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually
unprepared choristers who floundered helplessly through the musical number
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as in to shuffle
to move heavily or clumsily
the car floundered through the heavy wet snow, constantly getting stuck
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Recent Examples of flounder
With the Magnificent 7 stocks floundering this week, and about 30% of the S & P 500 members breaking below their 50-day moving average in October, where can investors find emerging strength?
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David Keller, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
The reality is that without a clear and well-defined go-to-market (GTM) plan, even the best software can flounder.
—Naimeesha Murthy, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
After the Supreme Court rebuked Biden’s first big attempt to help floundering borrowers, millions of whom could have had up to $20,000 in debt wiped away, the president's alternate strategies garnered significant attention.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024
Riff Raff is a flat-looking movie with a tone that’s all over the map and a strong cast mostly left floundering.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2024
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David Keller, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
The reality is that without a clear and well-defined go-to-market (GTM) plan, even the best software can flounder.
—Naimeesha Murthy, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
After the Supreme Court rebuked Biden’s first big attempt to help floundering borrowers, millions of whom could have had up to $20,000 in debt wiped away, the president's alternate strategies garnered significant attention.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024
Riff Raff is a flat-looking movie with a tone that’s all over the map and a strong cast mostly left floundering.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2024
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Surveyors reportedly stumbled upon the endangered bees during an environmental review of the area, forcing regulators to suspend the project.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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In the fall of 2022, a Princeton University graduate student named Carolina Figueiredo stumbled onto a massive coincidence.Charlie Wood, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2024
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The same account posted a separate video showing a woman collecting her jacket from the back of her chair and shuffling past other people to get out of the row.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Things could be shuffled here soon after three linemen left the game with injuries.Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2024
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Historians are struggling to recover their inexpressible secrets.Erin Maglaque, The New York Review of Books, 15 Nov. 2024
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Thus, consumption of THCV can be beneficial for those who struggle with weight gain and/or food craving.Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Instead of stomping their feet, her parents could simply say her name.Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Oct. 2024
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Dinosaurs stomp past, ice ages come and go, indigenous people hunt for food.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
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Along the way, the plastic is washed several times, sloughing off microplastic particles—fragments smaller than 5 millimeters—into the plant’s wastewater.Matt Simon, WIRED, 5 May 2023
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The white willow bark and papaya extract gently slough off dead cells to reveal glowy, hydrated skin underneath, while shea butter reinforces the skin’s natural barrier and squalane delivers immediate and long-lasting moisture.Kelsey Eisen, Allure, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Flounder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flounder. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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