stomp on
verb
stomped on; stomping on; stomps on
: to step on (something or someone) very forcefully
He stomped on the bug.
I stomped on the brakes.
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As Route 66 celebrates 100 years of open-road adventure, very few road-trippers are stomping on the brakes in front of the Aztec.
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Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
However, the animals did survive and seemed set on helping their family survive too, repeatedly bleating and stomping on the debris covering the bunker.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
The president stomped on Cassidy's electoral grave, describing the senator as ungrateful for previous support.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
Kreischer and his crew take over the beach, stomping on the Carolina Panthers’ sand castle, cutting the line of the Falcons’ kite and splashing the Detroit Lions, Vikings and Packers with the wake of a jet ski.
—Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 15 May 2026
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Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
However, the animals did survive and seemed set on helping their family survive too, repeatedly bleating and stomping on the debris covering the bunker.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
The president stomped on Cassidy's electoral grave, describing the senator as ungrateful for previous support.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
Kreischer and his crew take over the beach, stomping on the Carolina Panthers’ sand castle, cutting the line of the Falcons’ kite and splashing the Detroit Lions, Vikings and Packers with the wake of a jet ski.
—Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 15 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for stomp on
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“Stomp on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stomp%20on. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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