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as in to shuffle
to move heavily or clumsily
came stomping up the stairs and tossed her backpack on the bed
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Recent Examples of stomp
At the end of the run-through the audience whoops and hollers, clapping, whistling, and stomping their feet.
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Jeffrey Seller, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
Ottawa had won six of seven before Colorado went to the Canadian capital and stomped the Senators.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2025
Malone was more willing to lean on the trio of second-year players this year, but the Nuggets have gotten stomped in their minutes without three-time MVP Nikola Jokić.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
John and Carlile get loud here, stomping and slamming around for a tight little radio-length banger.
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—Shana Naomi Krochmal, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
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Jeffrey Seller, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
Ottawa had won six of seven before Colorado went to the Canadian capital and stomped the Senators.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2025
Malone was more willing to lean on the trio of second-year players this year, but the Nuggets have gotten stomped in their minutes without three-time MVP Nikola Jokić.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
John and Carlile get loud here, stomping and slamming around for a tight little radio-length banger.
75.
—Shana Naomi Krochmal, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stomp
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Then, around 200 million years ago, Pangaea began splitting apart, a geological breakup that formed the Atlantic Ocean, and eastern North America shuffled toward its current position on the globe.—
Alexandra Witze,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Apr. 2025
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The Phillies can shuffle their rotation with the benefit of two upcoming off days.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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However, for those mailing returns, the envelope must be properly addressed, stamped, and postmarked no later than April 15 to be considered timely.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Suddenly, applications were flying by, getting stamped good-to-go or unapproved in weeks, if not days.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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How did the world’s two largest economies stumble toward a trade war that neither truly seeks and which the rest of the world can’t afford?—
Zongyuan Zoe Liu,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Apr. 2025
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Eleni wasn't the only one who stumbled across the sale.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Those plans may now be completely trampled by the wayside, now.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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He was then trampled by the bull named Commander, according to KHOU.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Apr. 2025
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For a start, the first round didn’t kick-off until February, unlike late August this time around.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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The manager shouted at Emiliano Martinez to kick long and hoped to take PSG back to Villa Park with only a one-goal deficit.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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In the right of the picture, a platoon of soldiers, heavily armed and preceded by a pair of gun carriages, tramp through a defile.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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But because of its delicate nature, would-be visitors have to enter a daily lottery to get a permit, helping limit the number of people tramping over the sandstone.—
Mindy Sink,
Denver Post,
2 Apr. 2025
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In the past half decade, whole strata of this intricate New York support system have been smashed.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2025
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The Red Sox first baseman smashed his second three-run homer in two nights in an 8-5 loss to the Seattle Mariners.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Stomp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stomp. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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