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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
Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 May 2025
But faced with something brand new, even an experienced brewer can be stumped and spend a good deal of time and none-too-cheap beans trying to get everything just right.
—ArsTechnica, 12 May 2025
Grayson Haver Currin Eli Durst, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Food waste, cardboard, newspapers, grass clippings, dead leaves, sticks, stumps.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Indiana was stumped by the 3-2 zone in Game 3, then made the proper adjustments to exploit it come Game 4.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 May 2025
But faced with something brand new, even an experienced brewer can be stumped and spend a good deal of time and none-too-cheap beans trying to get everything just right.
—ArsTechnica, 12 May 2025
Noun
Standing in a field of stumps as a half-dozen bats swoop in overhead, Johnston points toward a single sprout and grins.
—Grayson Haver Currin Eli Durst, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Food waste, cardboard, newspapers, grass clippings, dead leaves, sticks, stumps.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stump
Verb
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The team then trained three seals–Nick, Luca, and Miro–to shuffle into place in front of a large screen and showed them the simulations.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
29 May 2025
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The next generation's most exciting opportunities won't be found in shuffling digital information but in reimagining the physical world.—
Richard Lebovitz,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
Verb
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Despite its intergalactic trappings and setting in paradise, Lilo & Stitch is a movie about things far more relatable to our daily lives than daring adventures or happily-ever-afters.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
20 May 2025
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For anyone who has ever dreamed big and dared to say it out loud, Forever offers something rare: the chance to see your own mother, father, auntie, or mentor reflected in its characters.—
Richard Fowler,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
Noun
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Remove Powder: Dispose of the powder in a trash can and brush away any residue.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 May 2025
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Its vitamin E formulation absorbs into skin without any residue and is delicate on breasts, belly, and even your perineum.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
22 May 2025
Verb
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While wearing a mini tuxedo, Lorenzo slowly stomped down the aisle and paused at the puddle of petals.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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Boston Haitian community joyfully stomped, danced and marched their way down Blue Hill Ave.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
19 May 2025
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This is an important step taken by France to challenge Iran’s hostage diplomacy.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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The character is a powerful metaphor of oppressed women, challenging patriarchal norms, and has emerged as a symbol of female strength and resilience within the Indian horror genre.—
Sunil Sadarangani,
Deadline,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Across the 80-plus works featured will be early figurative paintings, abstractions from her mid-career period, and more recent works, some of which are adorned with refuse and allowed to hang free from the wall.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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The Russian spacecraft will remain docked to the station for about six months as it is refilled with refuse and trash by the ISS crew.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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And then there are those, like Mia, who stumble on their birth families inadvertently.—
Barbara Demick,
New Yorker,
23 May 2025
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No one stumbled into creating a billion dollar company, gingerly broke a world record, or cautiously planned and lived their peak life.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
23 May 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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The union will cover workers across the guild, including in departments handling residuals, contracts, communications, research and the WGA theater.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Stump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stump. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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