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as in shambling
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as in plodding
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as in shuffling
to move heavily or clumsily
the elephant lumbered through the jungle
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as in stumbling
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 loading
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 lumbering
Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 29 Sep. 2024
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Its lumbering, gross-out finale, in particular, is a problem, not so much blasting past the limits of good taste as grinding away at achieving bad taste.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 29 Sep. 2024
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Honorable Mentions My Top Five stays the same as my recent mid-September update, but there was shuffling from #6-10 down the home stretch.Tony Blengino, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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Meanwhile, storm survivors were still scrounging for food and clean water and shuffling from shelter to shelter three days after Helene first made landfall in Florida.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
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Making mobile security fun may be more important to some than loading up on features that may not get used.PCMAG, PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
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Witnesses saw Thomas dragging a tarp down the stairs of his apartment complex and loading it into Abraham’s vehicle, according to the affidavit.Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
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Each review platform has rules and processes for removing content, but these procedures are often cumbersome.Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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While one runner on the test crew found the relatively large case a bit cumbersome to carry in a pocket, the 8-hour charge was adequate for most workouts and daylong activities (and the case provides another 24 hours).Will Palmer, Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2024
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Government Aid Programs Several government programs offer financial assistance to those who are unemployed and struggling.True Tamplin, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The struggling online retailer is in the midst of trying to effect a turnaround of its operations.Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
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Confession might ease your mind but at the expense of burdening another.Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
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Babin is chair of the space and aeronautics subcommittee and has conducted CHIPS and Science Act oversight hearings where he's warned against burdening local governments and industry partners with cumbersome regulations and paperwork.Maria Curi, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
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Taurean Prince is the kind of player that championship contenders crave—low-maintenance, effective, and capable of filling gaps without demanding the ball.Brian Sampson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Fintech companies have been filling a need, and banks need to step up their consumer game.Gene A. Grant II, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Because both actors look like lumpish proletarian versions of Ingmar Bergman stars — Alma Pöysti, radiant yet benumbed, plays Ansa like a dish-towel Bibi Andersson, and Jussi Vatanen could be the schlump brother of Max von Sydow (with a dollop of Ryan Gosling).Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 May 2023
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Their bodies range from eely, jawless lampreys to flattened flounders to huge, lumpish ocean sunfish.Bob Holmes, Discover Magazine, 21 May 2018
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Well-fed clouds, almost too substantial to be believed, floated above islands carpeted with evergreens, cheerful sailboats, and a poky ferry slowly gliding along the navy blue waters.Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2024
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Here in the United States, a high percentage of public chargers are poky Level 2 units that deliver alternating current at 240 volts.Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024
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“Lumbering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lumbering. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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