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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
Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 June 2025
In fact, the governor did go all over America stumping for the 81-year-old president.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 17 May 2025
The stumps of dead Joshua trees jutted from the fetid ground cover, while a few others, still alive, appeared anemic and were adorned in wispy strands of plastic debris and dust.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
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Verb
Sarah Snook, who won a Tony Award for Best Performance By a Leading Actress in a Play for The Picture of Dorian Gray, is stumped about how it would ever be turned into a film.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 June 2025
In fact, the governor did go all over America stumping for the 81-year-old president.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
The statue, a life-sized likeness that perched atop a tree stump, was unveiled in 2020 in the village of Rozno near Sevnica, the small town in which Melania was born as Melanija Knavs, according to local Slovenian media reports.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 17 May 2025
The stumps of dead Joshua trees jutted from the fetid ground cover, while a few others, still alive, appeared anemic and were adorned in wispy strands of plastic debris and dust.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stump
Verb
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Nicolo Barella would often drop between Stefan de Vrij and right centre-back Matteo Darmian or pull wide outside of Urawa’s defensive block to kickstart Inter’s possession, meaning the Japanese side were comfortable shuffling from side to side with the game in front of them.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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The latest major example of this reliable horror subgenre shuffling (or in this case running) into theaters is 28 Years Later.—
James Grebey,
Time,
20 June 2025
Verb
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Yet regardless of the opposition to U.S. intervention in Iran from the isolationists and progressives — who wouldn’t dare claim Iran’s nuclear program is peaceful — was President Donald Trump overstepping his legal boundaries?—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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And a United States senator literally wrestled to the ground for daring to ask basic questions.—
Kristen Waggoner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
Noun
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While some sunscreens leave a greasy residue or a white cast, this one is feathery light and feels like a dream on the skin, according to shoppers.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
17 June 2025
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Once the grates are clean, use a wet rag to wipe away any residue.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
15 June 2025
Verb
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The dinos will stomp back into theaters just in time to set off major fireworks at the Fourth of July holiday, or at least that’s the hope.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2025
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To close out the show, Megan stomped down the catwalk in the Dipped in Gold One-Piece from her swimwear collection, made in collaboration with Walmart.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
30 May 2025
Verb
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In their suit, the two gas companies are challenging PURA decisions late last year that reduced their rates.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2025
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Whether Congress can successfully challenge Trump’s unilateral show of military force — something it is technically obliged to do under the Constitution — remains to be seen.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
25 June 2025
Noun
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For decades, our workers have swept the streets and then put the refuse in bags next to the garbage pails on street corners.—
Peter Madonia,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025
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Soon, the four of them were crowded around the trash bin, picking through the refuse and arguing.—
Diego Lasarte,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Scott made the turn at even-par but a bogey-bogey-double bogey stumble from holes Nos. 14-16 ended his tournament.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Then in 2022, with escalating inflation and consumer pressure, the stock stumbled again with a 63% drop.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
Noun
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His Majesty's Revenue and Customs found in December that Grint established a company to sell his rights to residuals from the Harry Potter films to in order to claim over £4 million in earnings as a capital asset rather than income.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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San Diego agreed to fund part of the project to divert the residuals away from its Pure Water plant.—
Gary Warth,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Stump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stump. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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