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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
There were some cool stunts which traveled around the world, read in Italy Ghostface was stomped in the snow, Ghostface artwork and trailers were projected on major landmarks around the world, and there was a Scream house in the UK.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 Mar. 2026
On her final attempt, Gu stomped a left double-cork 1260 with a toxic grab, vaulting from sixth place into silver-medal position.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
This apex predator stomped around until the end of the Age of Dinosaurs, roughly 66 million years ago.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 18 Feb. 2026
Ciara is thawing towards West, and getting goats for the party helped, even though one stomped all over Levi’s face.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
The first trailer for this macho survival flick just stomped onto the internet last week with a gung-ho spirit and guns blazing.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 9 Feb. 2026
The Seattle Seahawks stomped a mud hole in the New England Patriots.
—Prince J. Grimes, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Making matters worse was that Seahawks defensive lineman Derick Hall stomped down on Dotson’s calf after the play, leading to Shelton shoving him in the chest and, ultimately, a one-game suspension for Hall.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
Jenkins brutally stomped and punched Coto, who was severely injured and put on life support.
—Tony Aiello, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 Mar. 2026
On her final attempt, Gu stomped a left double-cork 1260 with a toxic grab, vaulting from sixth place into silver-medal position.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
This apex predator stomped around until the end of the Age of Dinosaurs, roughly 66 million years ago.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 18 Feb. 2026
Ciara is thawing towards West, and getting goats for the party helped, even though one stomped all over Levi’s face.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
The first trailer for this macho survival flick just stomped onto the internet last week with a gung-ho spirit and guns blazing.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 9 Feb. 2026
The Seattle Seahawks stomped a mud hole in the New England Patriots.
—Prince J. Grimes, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Making matters worse was that Seahawks defensive lineman Derick Hall stomped down on Dotson’s calf after the play, leading to Shelton shoving him in the chest and, ultimately, a one-game suspension for Hall.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
Jenkins brutally stomped and punched Coto, who was severely injured and put on life support.
—Tony Aiello, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stomped
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What supports will schools offer to students who are emotionally impacted by this sudden disruption, especially those who have already been shuffled around multiple times?—
Randy Ribay,
Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Drained from work, Irvi shuffled down the stairs in sweatpants.—
Caitlin Dickerson,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
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Business emblems have permeated pro sports—sewn onto jerseys, stamped onto equipment, digitally plastered behind players.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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Nearly every inch of the wall is stamped with finger and palm prints.—
Maddy Keyes,
The Frontier,
5 Mar. 2026
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The drunk boys urinated on the property, threw up in the backyard and stumbled and fell on the patio, the documents state.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The girls were found Monday evening by a dog walker who stumbled across the first body in the vicinity of East 162nd Street and Midland Avenue, near an all-boys public school called the Ginn Academy School, and called the police.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
4 Mar. 2026
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Women who could be trampled by men, conned, deceived.—
Shafiq Najib,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Last year, three people were shot and one person was trampled during an incident at Community Park on Picnic Day.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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The ball got batted out to Arellano, who kicked the ball on the ground and into the goal.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
8 Mar. 2026
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The suspect, believed to be a 19-year-old male, was also jumped by 10 people where he was punched, kicked, and pistol-whipped.—
Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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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
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Will Gasparino leads the Bruins with 11 home runs so far this season, while top MLB draft prospect Roch Cholowsky has smashed eight homers.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Wearing hooded sweatshirts and full-face masks, the robbers ordered employees to one part of the room at gunpoint before two of them smashed the glass display cases with sledgehammers, The Charlotte Observer previously reported.—
Nick Sullivan
March 7,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Stomped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stomped. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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