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as in shuffled
to move heavily or clumsily
came stomping up the stairs and tossed her backpack on the bed
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Recent Examples of stomped
The daughter of an Anaheim man allegedly stomped to death by an inmate at Orange County’s Intake Release Center is suing the county for wrongful death.
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Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
Godzilla stomped its way to Las Vegas for CinemaCon, the annual convention for movie theater owners that’s underway at Caesars Palace.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
The cat, hungry, stomped around on the comforter.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents stomped around here like rabid Goths wearing bearskin vests.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026
Frustration boiled over on the Huskies’ sideline as Hurley stomped his foot and earned a technical foul from referee James Breeding with 12 and a half minutes left in the half.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026
In the span of six days, the Cornhuskers beat rival Creighton at home and stomped Wisconsin and then went to Illinois for their first Big Ten road game.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Three weeks later, Jalloh allegedly assaulted an older male and stomped his head into the ground.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 9 Mar. 2026
This wasn’t the three-time Cy Young Award version of this man who stomped through their clubhouse doors this week.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
Godzilla stomped its way to Las Vegas for CinemaCon, the annual convention for movie theater owners that’s underway at Caesars Palace.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
The cat, hungry, stomped around on the comforter.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents stomped around here like rabid Goths wearing bearskin vests.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026
Frustration boiled over on the Huskies’ sideline as Hurley stomped his foot and earned a technical foul from referee James Breeding with 12 and a half minutes left in the half.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026
In the span of six days, the Cornhuskers beat rival Creighton at home and stomped Wisconsin and then went to Illinois for their first Big Ten road game.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Three weeks later, Jalloh allegedly assaulted an older male and stomped his head into the ground.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 9 Mar. 2026
This wasn’t the three-time Cy Young Award version of this man who stomped through their clubhouse doors this week.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stomped
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For weeks, Isaiah Mosley shuffled into the morning chaos of the Miami criminal courthouse.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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Born from the embers of the eighties band Talulah Gosh, Heavenly, led by the singer and guitarist Amelia Fletcher, shuffled forward with her riffy, effervescent playing style, gradually growing more sophisticated across four LPs and an EP, without any loss of buoyancy.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Two floors below ground, behind heavy double doors stamped with a logo that most students have never noticed, sits one of the most powerful lasers in the United States.—
Ahmed Helal,
The Conversation,
17 Apr. 2026
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Each bar is typically stamped with key details, including its weight, purity and the refiner’s hallmark.—
Jessica Walrack,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Apple has stumbled in its efforts to deliver new features built on AI, as was promised nearly two years ago.—
Kelvin Chan,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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The two were seated courtside at Madison Square Garden in New York when OG Anunoby crashed over a barrier and almost stumbled right into them.—
Emily St. Martin,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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What was trashed and trampled had the potential to grow into thousands of pounds of food.—
Juli McDonald,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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After a shooting at Community Park during last year’s Picnic Day that wounded three people and trampled a fourth, the city of Davis is rolling out its most aggressive enforcement plan in years.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Crop top season has kicked into full gear, and this long-sleeve top shows off the waist tastefully.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Apr. 2026
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The Kelly Cup in 2009 kicked his coaching career into another gear, but his first AHL head coaching job only lasted two seasons.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
18 Apr. 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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Virginia Woolf tramped along the Cornish coast; Oliver Sacks was known to swim; Haruki Murakami is an accomplished runner.—
Bonnie Tsui,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2026
Verb
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For instance, a concrete bridge is there forever until it is smashed into dust.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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Suspects cased stores, then, after closing time, smashed windows and headed straight to the highest-value Lego sets.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Stomped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stomped. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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