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as in to shuffle
to move heavily or clumsily
flooded residents who were forced to trudge through waist-deep water
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as in to stumble
to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually
no expert on taxes, I spent the whole weekend trudging through government forms
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Recent Examples of trudge
Investors trudged into Sunday's futures open expecting a sharp jump in oil prices and a steep decline in equities.
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Fred Imbert, CNBC, 23 June 2025
The bus trudged down the Kianpars neighborhood north of Ahvaz and through the downtown traffic before hitting the road to Abadan.
—Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 10 June 2025
Asbury Park is home to a number of annual events, including the Asbury Park Fourth of July fireworks and the Asbury Park Zombie Walk, an early October all-ages lumbering trudge through town that kicks off the Halloween season.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 June 2025
Mafalda’s father is quiet and unassuming, trudging to his job as a clerk at an insurance company and returning home to wage war on the ants that threaten his houseplants.
—Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
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Fred Imbert, CNBC, 23 June 2025
The bus trudged down the Kianpars neighborhood north of Ahvaz and through the downtown traffic before hitting the road to Abadan.
—Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 10 June 2025
Asbury Park is home to a number of annual events, including the Asbury Park Fourth of July fireworks and the Asbury Park Zombie Walk, an early October all-ages lumbering trudge through town that kicks off the Halloween season.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 June 2025
Mafalda’s father is quiet and unassuming, trudging to his job as a clerk at an insurance company and returning home to wage war on the ants that threaten his houseplants.
—Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trudge
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All week, campers were shuffled from one activity to the next, mixing games, prayers and church services with lectures that coincide with lessons from the Bible.—
Paul Bersebach,
Oc Register,
12 July 2025
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Guevara, 47, has been shuffled through three detention sites despite Immigration Judge James Ward’s decision to grant him bond on July 1, according to The Associated Press.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
9 July 2025
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Symptoms include shivering, memory loss, stumbling, confusion and sleepiness.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
23 July 2025
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But the Mets’ rotation stumbled in the second half of June and into the All-Star break.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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Denver posted a 16-4 mark through the spring of ’23, sweeping the Lakers, then stomping the Heat in The Finals to finally reach the NBA’s summit.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
13 July 2025
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Footage shared online shows the woman stomping her feet and kicking her legs from the ground.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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The party of the president usually struggles in a midterm election like next year's race to replace Peters.—
M.L. Elrick,
Freep.com,
23 July 2025
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But AmeriCorps officials have struggled in recent years to provide financial information to auditors and have acknowledged the need for reforms.—
Dan Horn,
The Enquirer,
23 July 2025
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“Trudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trudge. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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