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Recent Examples of clomp
Men dressed as 1880s gunfighters are forever clomping up and down wooden sidewalks with jingling spurs and holstered revolvers on their belts.
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Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
Customers clomp across the vast dining room in their ski boots, ready to go home.
—Alana Semuels/waitsfield, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
Imbue rich archival stills with the sounds of life — babies gurgling, horses clomping, train whistles sounding.
—Lisa Kennedy, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
With Barcelona booming these days, locals’ displeasure over hordes of visitors clomping around town has made lots of news.
—John Oseid, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
Customers clomp across the vast dining room in their ski boots, ready to go home.
—Alana Semuels/waitsfield, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
Imbue rich archival stills with the sounds of life — babies gurgling, horses clomping, train whistles sounding.
—Lisa Kennedy, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
With Barcelona booming these days, locals’ displeasure over hordes of visitors clomping around town has made lots of news.
—John Oseid, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clomp
Verb
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This is a fantastic shoe to stomp around town in, thanks to its thick rubber lug sole.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Apr. 2026
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From February through May, the males of this colorful bird species do a quick-stomping dance and make a low booming sound to attract a mate.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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MotoGP also had to shuffle its schedule due to the conflict in the Middle East, postponing the Qatar Grand Prix to November.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
7 May 2026
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But sometimes, simply shuffling the pieces can help, in our view.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
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Whereas previous research lumped these traits together, the latest sought to break them into distinct pathways that guide individuals towards a career or vocation.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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The Mummy is set up with the grace of Boris Karloff lumping around the catacombs.—
Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Another way in which people’s carbon footprints become especially galumphing is through air travel, notably in first class.—
The Economist,
The Economist,
28 Dec. 2019
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There used to be campus dogs galumphing around the quad, fat on a diet of student pizza and potato chips.—
Beth Thames ,
al,
30 Oct. 2019
Verb
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Compared with standard catalysts that degrade or clump together through sintering at high temperatures, these multimetallic particles remained effective even after 12 hours at 900°C.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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Like Faberge eggs seeking their level, the country’s heirlooms have clumped up in certain locations.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
Verb
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The pair’s snow boots tramped the nearly week-old Kansas City snow, two candles clutched in their small hands.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
30 Jan. 2026
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Imagine The Goonies with a half dozen adults tramping through the caves.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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As Laugier’s story continues, the man wanders through a forest, stumbles upon fallen branches, and has an epiphany.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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Mazzulla, who’s trumpeted the Celtics depth at every turn this season, shouldn’t hesitate to use it if his starters stumble on Saturday.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Between damp docks, muddy trails, and the occasional drizzle, they were quickly soaked and scuffed.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Apr. 2026
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The shoes are scuffed up and spray-painted, presumably with a can of Krylon from a home improvement retailer.—
The Oklahoman,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Clomp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clomp. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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