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as in to trample
to tread on heavily so as to crush or injure the kids tromped my flowers to smithereens

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as in to stroll
to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure the scouts tromped through the dell, mostly just following the course of the creek

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Recent Examples of tromp This could lead to serious environmental problems as the creatures tromp through fragile ecosystems, outcompete native species and deposit enormous amounts of feces in waterways. Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2023 Christopher McDougall’s Born to Run spurred thousands to tromp through the woods barefoot. Sheon Han February 9, Longreads, 9 Feb. 2023 And these toadlets, which tromp about the mountainous cloud forests of Brazil, are found in leafy habitats where larger ones are not, Pie said, suggesting that their petiteness is in some way essential to their survival there. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 15 June 2022 But many braved the elements and tried to tromp home on foot. Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com, 6 Jan. 2022 See All Example Sentences for tromp
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tromp
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  • Warren’s deep, husky voice frees himself from the blame of an unhealthy relationship over a stomping piano beat.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Boston stomped the competition last season en route to winning their record 18th NBA championship.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
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  • So is trampling on international alliances to fight climate change and pandemics and mindlessly cutting government investment in research to enable growth in entitlement spending.
    Matthew J. Slaughter, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Republicans in both the House and the Senate have shrugged as Mr. Trump has trampled on Congress’s authority and constitutional status as a check on his power.
    Annie Karni, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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  • Four months later, J.J. and Tylee's remains were found buried on Chad's property, leading the couple to be indicted on charges of murder.
    Jessica Sager, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Read Next World ‘Rare’ ancient Roman item found buried under 1,800-year-old fence in Scotland.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
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  • Downstairs, Adrien Brody strolled in with longtime partner Georgina Chapman, while LaKeith Stanfield arrived hand in hand with his wife.
    Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2025
  • At the end of it all, Lily Tomlin strolled out and the Oscars, sadly, had just begun.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
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  • Aretha started singing some deep gospel licks that — especially when heard up close — were powerful and dramatic.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The video was followed by a black-and-white photo of Hobbs licking the Moana star's face and a clip of him playfully biting his hand.
    Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
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  • The Sharks shuffled their lines before the start of the third period.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
  • At the glitzy afterparty, stars shuffled through a packed room.
    Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
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  • Everyone is coming to that conclusion from different vantage points, and the solution is not to throw the baby out with the bathwater but to combine the best of traditional marketing, campaigns and communications strategies with where the culture is going.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Nunez kept trying to fight after correction officers stopped the battle, trying to stab an inmate who threw an object at him before officers pepper-sprayed Nunez into submission, the complaint alleges.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025
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  • Sandoval, perpetually sweaty and always sauntering around the castle like a surprised possum, has no real concept of who may or may not be Traitors, but that doesn’t keep him from sharing every theory that enters his mind with anyone in his vicinity.
    Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Lewis-Skelly duly sauntered into the City box, feinted his way onto his wrong foot, and clipped in a beauty.
    Amy Lawrence, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025

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“Tromp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tromp. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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