missorted

verb

variants or mis-sorted
past tense of missort
as in mixed (up)

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  1. jumbled
  2. scrambled
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  • Announcements for who will have water access (and when) have been jumbled.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The structured design also helps keep everything in place while traveling, so nothing gets jumbled in transit.
    — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2026
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  • Stanback scrambled to convert a fourth down with 18 seconds remaining, then completed a 19-yard pass to the USC 15.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The star quarterback scrambled from the pocket and sprinted toward the end zone.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of scrambled
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“Missorted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missorted. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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