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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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  • As the latter stomped down the catwalk, Anok gave Gabbriette a makeshift haircut.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
  • And the Broncos proceeded to stomp Dallas into the turf at Empower Field for four quarters Sunday in a 44-24 drubbing, their best end-to-end performance of the year.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
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  • Humanitarian norms are trampled, and civilians pay the price.
    David Miliband, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Freeze’s greatest success came while his Mississippi staff trampled the NCAA rule book.
    Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2025
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  • There is no dignity, and no justice, in a system that buries an elderly woman alive in silence.
    Kim Aris, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Researchers at Queen Mary University of London and University College London have found that humans can detect objects buried in sand without directly touching them.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
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  • When the door opens, Bear strolls in, his front leg covered in paint—clear evidence of his accidental mischief.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • In fact, the pergola quickly became a popular place to stroll and to be seen.
    Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
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  • Collins is no doubt licking his chops studying tape of another Patriots rookie, left guard Jared Wilson, who allowed two sacks last weekend.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Soon, orange-red flames began to lick the wall and the roof’s open eaves.
    Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
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  • Smith steadied a Dodgers team constantly shuffling the top of its lineup and searching for the right matchups from its bullpen.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
  • The two are lost in time in the halls of the White Octopus Hotel, shuffling through 1935 and 2015 London in hopes of a second chance.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
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  • Everyone around the grave threw a flower into it.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Moss has thrown for 1,929 yards, 11 touchdowns and six interceptions, and he was named last week among the 10 finalists for the Johnny United Golden Arm Award, honoring the nation’s top upperclassman college QB.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Nov. 2025
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  • The anime community is well-represented too; fans in Chainsaw Man, Dan Da Dan, Demon Slayer and My Hero Academia costumes can be seen sauntering down the halls, snapping selfies together.
    Nikki Birch, NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Palestinian schoolgirls saunter down a street in the Gaza Strip under the watchful eye of an Israeli patrol.
    Susan Sontag, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025

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“Tromp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tromp. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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