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as in shuffling
to move heavily or clumsily
came stomping up the stairs and tossed her backpack on the bed
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as in stamping
to tread on heavily so as to crush or injure
stomping the burning leaves in a vain attempt to put out the fire
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Recent Examples of stomping
Barner holds his arms parallel to the ground and swings them side to side while slowly stomping forward like Godzilla demolishing a city.
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Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Maura is marvelous stomping around the apartment in a cold fury and refusing to speak to Clara, who proceeds regardless with broker negotiations and brings in antiques dealer Abslam (Ahmed Boulane) to buy up the contents.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Throngs of teenagers can be seen in the videos hitting, kicking, stomping and pushing victims.
—Robert Anglen, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
But Chappell was the queen of the castle from the start, stomping onstage to an orchestral metal fanfare, wearing a crimson pirate ensemble and her bat-wing fascinator.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2025
Cena’s chrome-domed antihero, Freddie Stroma’s Vigilante and and Danielle Brooks’ Adebayo stomping through spots of light.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 21 Aug. 2025
Rob placed first in every single stage, except for stomping a plank to send three items up into a basket, which Amber Brkich won with three straight shots.
—EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Old guys stomping grapes barefoot.
—John Noakes, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
The entire hour is a fascinating, glorious middle finger to various forms of bodily shame, and with Tolev stomping around the stage in huge black combat boots and a pleather jumpsuit, female too-muchness gets a new standard-bearer.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Maura is marvelous stomping around the apartment in a cold fury and refusing to speak to Clara, who proceeds regardless with broker negotiations and brings in antiques dealer Abslam (Ahmed Boulane) to buy up the contents.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Throngs of teenagers can be seen in the videos hitting, kicking, stomping and pushing victims.
—Robert Anglen, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
But Chappell was the queen of the castle from the start, stomping onstage to an orchestral metal fanfare, wearing a crimson pirate ensemble and her bat-wing fascinator.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2025
Cena’s chrome-domed antihero, Freddie Stroma’s Vigilante and and Danielle Brooks’ Adebayo stomping through spots of light.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 21 Aug. 2025
Rob placed first in every single stage, except for stomping a plank to send three items up into a basket, which Amber Brkich won with three straight shots.
—EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Old guys stomping grapes barefoot.
—John Noakes, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
The entire hour is a fascinating, glorious middle finger to various forms of bodily shame, and with Tolev stomping around the stage in huge black combat boots and a pleather jumpsuit, female too-muchness gets a new standard-bearer.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stomping
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The Jaguars are shuffling corners.—
Dianna Russini,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Eliminate middle schools Known as Option G, the proposal essentially eliminates middle schools by moving sixth grade to elementary schools and shuffling seventh and eighth grades to the high schools.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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As the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics approaches, Jefferson-Wooden’s hopes of stamping her name firmly in the history books comes ever closer.—
Amanda Davies,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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How to Watch Newcastle vs Arsenal Arsenal will travel to England's north-east on Sunday in the hopes of stamping some authority on its Premier League title pursuit with a win over Newcastle United.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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But the researchers said stumbling upon the copious number of artifacts entangled in the historical nests took them by surprise.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
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That, along with Trevor Lawrence’s stumbling and bumbling game winner Monday evening, led to yours truly spending Tuesday night rewatching every touchdown through five weeks of 2025.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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The prestigious Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival in Arkansas gets underway Friday, just as Oscar season is kicking into high gear.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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Wolves boss Vitor Pereira was sent off during Sunday’s draw against Brighton & Hove Albion for kicking the ball into the little dugout where the Premier League match manager sits.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Because there are an awful lot of people trampling on it.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
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Countries like France, Spain and Japan are able to build plenty of mass transit, at reasonable cost, without trampling over their people.—
Vincent Ni,
NPR,
20 Sep. 2025
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The 28-year-old provided another example with his second goal of the game, beating Robin Koch and smashing Bayern’s third into the top corner, late in the second half.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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In addition to smashing the Machine, Swift also easily soared over Paul Thomas Anderson’s acclaimed One Battle After Another, the Leonardo DiCaprio-starring drama that fell to second place in week two.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Stomping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stomping. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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