as in knowing
to have a clear idea of
I finally tumbled to the fact that I had been duped into getting involved in a phony investment scheme
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tumbling (to)
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There is an obvious tension between celebrating the city’s birthday and recognizing the painful and violent genocide that paved way for the city’s formation.—
Joe Baker,
New York Daily News,
28 Dec. 2024 -
As a result, men are the default for everything from calculating drug doses to recognizing heart attack symptoms to designing and testing car safety features.—
Eva Epker,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
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Saint Alphonsus is still seeing some sporadic RSV cases and typical COVID cases for this time of year, Kitamura said.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Jan. 2025
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In particular, health districts and hospitals are seeing more flu and pertussis, known as whooping cough.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Jan. 2025
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Videos appreciating that remix have since had millions of views.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2025
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Doing so allows clients to reclaim assets that will benefit from a step-up in basis at death while moving appreciating assets outside of their estate.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Tumbling (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumbling%20%28to%29. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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