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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
ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
This is because tendons that normally curl the toes downward (such as when cats knead your lap) pull on the amputation stumps so that the stumps rub on the ground, and no mechanism remains to oppose that action.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Daniel Scott, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026
In another image, Russell's character, Preston Clyburn, sits on a tree stump looking off into the distance.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 4 Mar. 2026
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Verb
On Thursday, Pritzker stumped for her with a series of appearances at senior living centers on Chicago's South Side.
—ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
This is because tendons that normally curl the toes downward (such as when cats knead your lap) pull on the amputation stumps so that the stumps rub on the ground, and no mechanism remains to oppose that action.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Noun
Cutting the stump into smaller pieces may even be necessary for easy handling.
—Daniel Scott, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026
In another image, Russell's character, Preston Clyburn, sits on a tree stump looking off into the distance.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stump
Verb
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The Royals shuffled their outfield this offseason.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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The living room has been moved to the second floor in the plans and other rooms were shuffled around, though the project’s size and general design remain roughly the same.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Some hockey Warbucks is going to pull up to Carle’s house in a Brink’s truck soon and dare him to ride shotgun.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026
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Trump’s Cabinet meetings might as well be filmed in North Korea what with the obsequious pandering before one of them dares speak.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Once dry, there’s no crunch or residue—the weightless foam gives hair instant texture and body, adding bounce and lift to each strand.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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The residue on my fingers might set off bomb detectors at security.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents stomped around here like rabid Goths wearing bearskin vests.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
28 Mar. 2026
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At times, their set had the foot-stomping intensity of a tent revival.—
Joey Guerra,
Houston Chronicle,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Pittsburgh challenged for goaltender interference but was unsuccessful.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Courtesy Safa Sefidgari Last year, the couple joined a group lawsuit challenging the administration’s travel ban.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC news,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But some of that refuse, the ghost recalls, found a second life in the hands of a woman named Cara.—
Omari Weekes,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Mar. 2026
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In the mid-1970s, the long net of the Florida Keys swept up a generation of countercultural refuse in a web of free love, plentiful drugs, and cheap booze.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Kansas City Royals ace Cole Ragans stumbled off the mound in the first inning of Friday evening’s season opener at Truist Park.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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Bleeding heavily, Waaler stumbles into a corridor and slowly takes his last breath as Hole, who jumped out at the floor above and ran back downstairs, watches, gun in hand.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The guild hopes to improve its members’ healthcare plans, increase streaming residuals and expand AI protections.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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His income comes from music residuals, voice work, teaching voice-over, Cameo videos and a few other ad-hoc sources.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Stump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stump. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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