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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
Verb
  • Malone was more willing to lean on the trio of second-year players this year, but the Nuggets have gotten stomped in their minutes without three-time MVP Nikola Jokić.
    Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • John and Carlile get loud here, stomping and slamming around for a tight little radio-length banger. 75.
    Shana Naomi Krochmal, Vulture, 4 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
  • 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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  • Most of those minerals are currently buried beneath thick sheets of previously impenetrable ice.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Two to three weeks after burying the branch, check for new roots.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2025
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  • All to the excitement of onlookers strolling along the avenue, ending at Rockefeller Center to celebrate the day.
    Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Walking, riding, limping, trudging, scooting, strolling — all the various forms of low-speed locomotion — define the experience of being in New York.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025
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  • The race is being widely viewed as a must-win for Democrats who at the national level are still licking their 2024 election wounds, as well as a potential referendum on Trump and Musk.
    Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Cora appears to enjoy the routine and happily lets the cat lick at the tufts of blonde hair on her head.
    Kelli Bender, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
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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
  • 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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  • Several viral videos have captured audiences of the blockbuster video game adaptation going wild, throwing food and drink, and trashing auditoriums.
    Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Because nobody buys a mechanical watch and throws it away six months later.
    Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025
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  • From there, a large portion of that audience sauntered a block away on South First Street to party at the Pete Be Center, a yet-to-open venue for live music that looks ready to go (and is an entire transformation of when the space was Uproar Brewery a few years back).
    Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Kenny Chesney takes over the Sphere stage in May after Dead & Company's run is over and the Backstreet Boys saunter in come July. U2: Band's Sphere concert film is staggeringly lifelike.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025

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“Tromp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tromp. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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