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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 emphasis on winning to keep kids signed up and continue making money has stomped creativity out of American players, who are encouraged to play safely to ensure results instead of developing a players’ feel for the game.
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Andy Yamashita, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2026
Evidence presented at trial showed Wallace threw the victim to the ground, repeatedly punched and stomped him, and searched his pockets before taking his wallet and other belongings, the DA’s office said.
—Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 30 May 2026
The accordionist stomped sideways under the stage lights, sweat running down his temples, looking like Angus Young sans schoolboy shorts.
—Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Finally, after my sister had been hacking away for three minutes or so, one man stood, stared, anger evident on his face, and stomped away.
—Tom Levenson, Time, 20 May 2026
James, 83, was stomped to death in April 2019.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Grgich stomped grapes at age 3.
—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
Andy Yamashita, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2026
Evidence presented at trial showed Wallace threw the victim to the ground, repeatedly punched and stomped him, and searched his pockets before taking his wallet and other belongings, the DA’s office said.
—Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 30 May 2026
The accordionist stomped sideways under the stage lights, sweat running down his temples, looking like Angus Young sans schoolboy shorts.
—Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Finally, after my sister had been hacking away for three minutes or so, one man stood, stared, anger evident on his face, and stomped away.
—Tom Levenson, Time, 20 May 2026
James, 83, was stomped to death in April 2019.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Grgich stomped grapes at age 3.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stomped
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In the years that followed, American landscape painting was shuffled off to storage to make room for modernism, and paintings like Church’s, with their glassy finishes and profuse detail, came to seem the embodiment of fuddy-duddy.—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
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The singer-songwriter shuffled songs on her phone, not having any idea what might pop up.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
12 June 2026
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The first slideshow featured photos from their arrival, including a mirror selfie of the 28-year-old in a teeny tiny pale pink string bikini holding a coconut stamped with the words Kylie Cosmetics.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
2 June 2026
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To start with, thin strips of bronze were stamped and milled to create a pattern that evokes the parallel grooves of a vinyl record.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
31 May 2026
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Weiss, best known for her work as an opinion journalist and the launch of her site The Free Press, has stumbled in her new role in large part due to a lack of experience with TV operations.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
9 June 2026
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In the fall of 1995, hunters stumbled on Josette’s bones in the woods near rural Carmel, an hour north of the Bronx.—
Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2026
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What this does now is allow the NCAA to continue being trampled upon.—
Trey Wallace OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
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Douglas-Hamilton escaped that scare but dealt with many others—sometimes getting charged by elephants, once getting trampled by a rhinoceros, and surviving plane crashes as well as getting shot at by poachers.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
3 June 2026
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After trying to defend himself and push people away, the man was taken to the ground from behind and kicked before his cellphone was stolen, according to the NYPD.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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James Norton kicked us off, and that was lovely.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
14 June 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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The event features unlimited pepperoni and cheese pizza, smashed burger sliders, crispy chicken bites, garlic butter pretzel sticks, fries and fruit, and winners can win free Dave & Buster's gameplay for a year.—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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Fans fought in the streets, heaved bottles, smashed windows and shouted filthy insults in the melee, which left nearly 50 people injured.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
15 June 2026
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“Stomped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stomped. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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