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as in to shuffle
to move heavily or clumsily
the seemingly endless parade finally ended, and the drummers and tuba players stumped wearily to their buses
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Recent Examples of stump
Ron Carson, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
He was stumped at the 12th person, then continued to name the three people that followed accurately.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2025
The last woman—clad in a flannel shirt, khaki shorts, and hiking boots—rubs the product on her legs while sitting on a tree stump in the woods.
—Isabella Rosario, Outside Online, 19 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Take the story of a digital adoption platform provider who was stumped by rising churn rates.
—Ron Carson, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
He was stumped at the 12th person, then continued to name the three people that followed accurately.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
Their former mailbox — now just a wooden stump — is marked with a telltale pink polka dot ribbon.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2025
The last woman—clad in a flannel shirt, khaki shorts, and hiking boots—rubs the product on her legs while sitting on a tree stump in the woods.
—Isabella Rosario, Outside Online, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stump
Verb
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The Sharks shuffled their lines before the start of the third period.—
Curtis Pashelka,
The Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2025
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At the glitzy afterparty, stars shuffled through a packed room.—
Jay Stahl,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Those daring enough to brave twisting mountain roads at the center of the island can also rent a car, available from the island's airport.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Mar. 2025
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In August Ukraine launched a daring cross-border incursion into Kursk, in what marked the largest attack on Russian territory since World War II.—
Joanna Kozlowska,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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For instance, a 2018 study analyzed organic residues from a mummy’s wrappings with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and found that the wrappings were saturated with a mixture of plant oil, an aromatic plant extract, a gum or sugar, and heated conifer resin.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
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Use a wet cloth to remove as much dirt, debris and any residues first, followed by thoroughly drying the stairs with a separate cloth.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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
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Boston stomped the competition last season en route to winning their record 18th NBA championship.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
1 Feb. 2025
Verb
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More than 100 lawsuits have been filed against the Trump administration, challenging the unliteral firing of civil servants, the freezing of federal spending, the pursuit of undocumented immigrants into churches, the end of birthright citizenship and more.—
Susan Page,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2025
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The rejection of his candidacy, which was condemned by far-right party leaders as undemocratic, can be challenged at the constitutional court.—
Reuters,
CNN,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The dirty floor was barely visible beneath the immense clutter of half-broken furniture; utensils and cooking appliances were streaked with saucy refuse; and people were packed together, yelling as if there weren’t just two centimeters of void between them.—
Hannah Gold,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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Crews of men have been engaged this week removing the winter’s accumulation of refuse.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Skype won attention in the 2000s for giving people a way to talk without paying the phone company, but stumbled in the mobile era and didn’t enjoy a major resurgence during the pandemic.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
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Those concerns came to a head during Biden's debate against now-President Donald Trump in June, when Biden sounded hoarse and appeared to stumble through several answers.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Two years years ago, the Danish production sector got hit with a 50% drop in commissions after streamers froze commissions due to a fight over a residuals with Create Denmark, a guild representing actors and filmmakers, among others.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
12 Feb. 2025
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More than 50% of British directors say their residuals have fallen over the past five years, according to a new survey from Directors UK (DUK).—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Stump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stump. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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