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as in to shuffle
to move heavily or clumsily
flooded residents who were forced to trudge through waist-deep water
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as in to stumble
to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually
no expert on taxes, I spent the whole weekend trudging through government forms
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Recent Examples of trudge
Much has happened since, when the Hornets trudged out of Madison Square Garden with a 6-16 mark.
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
However, even as the team trudges to a play-in spot rather than a top seed, Green was adamant that the Warriors’ standard of competitiveness cannot change.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
In northern O'ahu, members of the National Guard trudged through waist-deep water to help stranded drivers and mudbound homeowners.
—Matt Gutman, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Fetch your boots and prepare to trudge deep into a new rabbit hole.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 23 Mar. 2026
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
However, even as the team trudges to a play-in spot rather than a top seed, Green was adamant that the Warriors’ standard of competitiveness cannot change.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
In northern O'ahu, members of the National Guard trudged through waist-deep water to help stranded drivers and mudbound homeowners.
—Matt Gutman, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Fetch your boots and prepare to trudge deep into a new rabbit hole.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trudge
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After the offense was shut out on four hits in Tuesday night’s 2-0 loss to the Angels, Counsell shuffled the lineup.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Instead, Meyerson was shuffled to three different ALFs in six months — from Hialeah to Kendall to Homestead.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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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
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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
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Perhaps those June friendlies in Florida will give him one more chance to experiment, but the simple reality is that any Kane-less plan will struggle to get off the ground.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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The waiver was established by the TEA to provide additional flexibility to go out of state to find qualified leaders to right the ships of struggling districts.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Trudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trudge. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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