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verb

1. informal,  (intr, preposition) to understand; become aware of

Example Sentences

Then someone laughs, the spell is broken, and these cast members of local circus troupe Acrobatic Conundrum’s new show, “Threads,” which runs Feb. 9-24 at 12th Avenue Arts, tumble to the floor in a swirl of limbs and soft rehearsal clothes.

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Mayfield’s start on Monday night against the Eagles, who were on track for the top seed before going 1-5 down the stretch to tumble to No. 5, will be his first in the playoffs since competing with the Browns in 2020.

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How can a phone survive a 16,000-feet skydive but not a short tumble to the floor?

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Less than two quarters later, Leonard’s tumble to the court and hard landing on that same hip, after scoring off an offensive rebound while being fouled, was met by a moment of unease — one familiar to anyone who has watched Leonard go in and out of the lineup because of injuries.

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She’d cover the pits with branches and leaves and wait for helpless victims to tumble to their doom.

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