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Recent Examples of galumph Another way in which people’s carbon footprints become especially galumphing is through air travel, notably in first class. The Economist, 28 Dec. 2019 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 There are also stretches of galumphing humor that go on too long. Anthony Tommasini, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2018 North Carolina’s Luke Maye launched it in desperation and off-balance, with all of the grace of a grandpa galumphing through a three-legged race. Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 18 Feb. 2018 His margin may well have been provided by the FBI and U.S. intelligence establishment’s galumphing intervention in the Hillary Clinton email matter. Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2017 The problem for Besson's movie, besides the problems with the movie itself, is its late arrival, galumphing into theaters so many years after so many recyclers and copycats. Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 20 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for galumph
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  • Prosecutors alleged Kelsey illegally shuffled money from his state senate campaigin committee to his federal campaign.
    Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
  • Each of these had a variable number of lithium atoms at each of the corners of these structures, and molecular simulations showed that lithium ions could readily move between these locations, allowing the material to shuffle ions around rapidly.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2025
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  • Complaining on NextDoor about traffic, some locals fled downtown Austin like a movie monster was stomping behind them.
    Ramon Ramirez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
  • Eighteen months ago, playing those songs inspired fans at the Ryman Auditorium to stomp their feet, throw Resistol hats in the air and soak church pews in alcohol for two hours.
    Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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  • Hegseth, a former Fox TV host who has stumbled through several controversies during his six months in office, sat silently next to Trump without volunteering any information about the decision that apparently came on his watch.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 9 July 2025
  • Austin Neudecker, Weave Growth YES: Robot couriers may stumble today, but over a longer horizon, their spread feels inevitable.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025

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“Galumph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galumph. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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