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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
Grgich stomped grapes at age 3.
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Mark Dent, HubSpot, 15 May 2026
International researchers have officially identified Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, a massive dinosaur that has stomped its way into the record books as the largest ever found in Southeast Asia.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
Rollins repeatedly stomped Breakker in the face and lined up for The Stomp, but Breakker countered, grabbed Rollins’ foot and hit a military press into a gutbuster.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
Guest shark Rashaun Williams strapped on his court shoes, wiped them on their mini mat and stomped onto their court.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
Dedicating that much shelf space to the New York Yankees, as your organization gets stomped into the ground by them, at home?
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
According to a transcript of Morales’ preliminary hearing, Morales allegedly stomped on Pulido’s head three to four dozen times, punched him in the head, slammed his head, and then heel stomped his head 20 more times.
—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
Mark Dent, HubSpot, 15 May 2026
International researchers have officially identified Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, a massive dinosaur that has stomped its way into the record books as the largest ever found in Southeast Asia.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
Rollins repeatedly stomped Breakker in the face and lined up for The Stomp, but Breakker countered, grabbed Rollins’ foot and hit a military press into a gutbuster.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
Guest shark Rashaun Williams strapped on his court shoes, wiped them on their mini mat and stomped onto their court.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
Dedicating that much shelf space to the New York Yankees, as your organization gets stomped into the ground by them, at home?
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
According to a transcript of Morales’ preliminary hearing, Morales allegedly stomped on Pulido’s head three to four dozen times, punched him in the head, slammed his head, and then heel stomped his head 20 more times.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stomped
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The puck went to Eichel, who quickly shuffled it to Barbashev for a shot from the middle of the ice above the circles that rattled off the left post and in.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
23 May 2026
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Shielded by her team, Cardi B shuffled out to the street, a blob of black nylon.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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For this anniversary edition, the design team at Smythson looked at the Beatrix Potter archive for illustrations, sketches and prints, translating them into key pieces include Panama notebooks in blue, green and chalk, gold-stamped with character motifs.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
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Then they are stamped, stickered, barcoded and linked to the electronic catalog system.—
Adeel Hassan,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Love Island had shifted what had previously been an unshakable self-identification and stumbled into comic profundity.—
Anna Peele,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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The Dodgers might have stumbled upon a way to keep Shohei Ohtani performing well on the mound and at the plate this season.—
Michael Huntley,
Oc Register,
17 May 2026
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But Heusinkvelt recommends keeping fruiting crabapple trees further in the center of your lawn and away from driveways and sidewalks, where the fruit can be trampled and tracked around by shoes and tires.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
14 May 2026
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When our First Amendment rights are trampled, when politicians in both parties put their thumbs on the scale through gerrymandering, our republic is damaged.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Police said the teen attackers punched the victim repeatedly and threw him to the ground, then one suspect recorded the attack with his phone then kicked the victim in the head just for good measure.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
23 May 2026
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Colorado Academy countered right back a minute later, though, as Kocher kicked home her first goal off a pretty assist from senior Layne Ballenger.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
20 May 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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Cage had his arm smashed multiple times, Wheeler had a piece of his nose nearly taken off and barbed wire scraped the skin of each competitor.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2026
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Memories linger from past hurricanes with limbs puncturing roofs, car windows smashed and lives disrupted.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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“Stomped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stomped. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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