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as in to shuffle
to move heavily or clumsily
came stomping up the stairs and tossed her backpack on the bed
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Recent Examples of stomp
So why Cooper’s first instinct after stomping poor Elioit’s skull in and escaping is to report to Beck instead of Quinn is a mystery.
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Chris Klimek, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
Hilaria calls out as several pairs of tiny feet stomp around from various directions.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Don’t be surprised if a herd of wild horses stomps their way through your campsite.
—Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
But to have her kind of stomping through the hallways again?
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
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Chris Klimek, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
Hilaria calls out as several pairs of tiny feet stomp around from various directions.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Don’t be surprised if a herd of wild horses stomps their way through your campsite.
—Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
But to have her kind of stomping through the hallways again?
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stomp
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Pretty much everything else is shuffled off to the infotainment system, a single circular touchscreen that lives in the middle of the dash.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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While events were shuffled around to fit a new schedule, the royals will also be about to pace themselves following the monarch's recent health setback.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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However, for those mailing returns, the envelope must be properly addressed, stamped, and postmarked no later than April 15 to be considered timely.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Suddenly, applications were flying by, getting stamped good-to-go or unapproved in weeks, if not days.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Woman Makes 'Creepy' Find In Thrift Store By Alice Gibbs Senior Life and Trends Reporter Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member news article 0 A thrift store shopper from Scotland stumbled on something unexpected in her local store when a beautiful glass paperweight caught her eye.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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Contractors renovating a historic home in Belgium stumbled upon the entrance to a secret tunnel identified by archaeologists as an escape route from World War I.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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Those plans may now be completely trampled by the wayside, now.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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He was then trampled by the bull named Commander, according to KHOU.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Apr. 2025
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For a start, the first round didn’t kick-off until February, unlike late August this time around.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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But even that season’s team hardly ever practiced on the field, and in recent years it’s been used only by the team’s kicking specialist and as a spot where rehabbing players work out on the side.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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But because of its delicate nature, would-be visitors have to enter a daily lottery to get a permit, helping limit the number of people tramping over the sandstone.—
Mindy Sink,
Denver Post,
2 Apr. 2025
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Take Fido along for a day of tramping in the Bay Area hills.—
Kate Bradshaw,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Kamikaze sank their first ship on Oct. 25, 1944, when a navy Zero pilot smashed into the USS St. Lo in the Philippine Sea while carrying a pair of 550-pound bombs.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Raphinha gets the ball in space and smashes home from the edge of the box.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Stomp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stomp. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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