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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
Denver posted a 16-4 mark through the spring of ’23, sweeping the Lakers, then stomping the Heat in The Finals to finally reach the NBA’s summit.
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 July 2025
Footage shared online shows the woman stomping her feet and kicking her legs from the ground.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 11 July 2025
Dinosaurs are dominating the box office once again, with the seventh installment of the franchise, Jurassic World Rebirth, stomping in with $318.3 million globally in its first five days, including $147.3 million in North America, following its July 2 premiere.
—Gary Trust, Billboard, 8 July 2025
In North Carolina, workers were exposed stomping and kicking turkeys, throwing them by their necks into metal cages, and beating them with metal bars.
—Will Potter
july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 July 2025
Footage shared online shows the woman stomping her feet and kicking her legs from the ground.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 11 July 2025
Dinosaurs are dominating the box office once again, with the seventh installment of the franchise, Jurassic World Rebirth, stomping in with $318.3 million globally in its first five days, including $147.3 million in North America, following its July 2 premiere.
—Gary Trust, Billboard, 8 July 2025
In North Carolina, workers were exposed stomping and kicking turkeys, throwing them by their necks into metal cages, and beating them with metal bars.
—Will Potter
july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stomp
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From ones that incorporate fans to odes to classic binge-worthy TV, with the help of social media, everyone’s creative wheels are turning — and people are learning one new step after another, feet shuffling, turning, stepping with ease.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
4 Aug. 2025
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The coaching staff shuffled its depth chart, handing extra reps to players who had performed well over the previous nine practices and deserved a longer look.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
4 Aug. 2025
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Such a move would stamp Trump's legacy on the site, in a move that could long outlast his presidency, while providing a substantially larger indoor venue for hosting major events that the White House currently enjoys.—
James Bickerton
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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At the launch party for the new tattoo studio Dainty, La Virgen de Guadalupe candles — clear vessels stamped with the image of the Virgin Mary — burned along the walls.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Wounded, Hyman stumbled to her desk and died from her wounds, according to one of the officials who reviewed the video.—
John Miller,
CNN Money,
3 Aug. 2025
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In May, the WHS announced that a fisherman stumbled upon a historic shipwreck in Lake Michigan.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project land grab is another example of the citizens being completely trampled upon by the institutions that bought your politicians off.—
Christopher Eric Bouchat,
Baltimore Sun,
29 July 2025
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The very institution created to enforce the law is trampling over the civil service laws enacted by Congress.—
Amalia Huot-Marchand,
The Hill,
25 July 2025
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But even that season’s team hardly ever practiced on the field, and in recent years it’s been used only by the team’s kicking specialist and as a spot where rehabbing players work out on the side.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
10 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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Teams hike across waterways, tramp under overpasses and scour parks for signs of tents.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 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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By then, there were two outs, Jesse Winker was on second and came home on an RBI single by Starling Marte, dramatically smashing his helmet at home plate, punctuating a two-run lead.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
8 Aug. 2025
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Claressa Shields has smashed her way through the current crop of heavyweight contenders and even called out 47-year-old pioneer Laila Ali.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Stomp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stomp. Accessed 14 Aug. 2025.
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