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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scrambling

Jessica Hall explained how other changes by health insurers might send hundreds of thousands of people scrambling for new Medicare Advantage coverage in 2027.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

The number of wealthy Californians scrambling to nab exit options has grown alongside the number of Americans in total, according to the citizenship-by-investment firms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

"They were all scrambling at the start saying, 'Don't text me'," Bec joked.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Closure of the key Strait of Hormuz chokepoint on the Persian Gulf left countries scrambling for replacement oil and gas supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Everybody started scrambling to move suitcases as the pee river chased them around the shop.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri