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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
As the latter stomped down the catwalk, Anok gave Gabbriette a makeshift haircut.
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Radhika Seth, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
At Stella McCartney, a pair of slouchy patent leather square-toe boots stomped down the catwalk.
—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
When Empower Field hosted the CONCACAF Nations League final between the United States and Mexico in 2021, the building stomped and shook like a Saturday at College Station, Texas, or Madison, Wis.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
Shortly after, another group of gunmen, without any face coverings, arrived at the site, stomped their feet, and stood in a grid formation.
—Yamiche Alcindor, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
Just two years ago, the Broncos stomped New Mexico 42-14, and then fired head coach Andy Avalos a day later.
—Idaho Statesman, 12 Oct. 2025
The Mavericks pounded tables and stomped their feet.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2025
But the Dodgers stomped into town this month and weren’t impressed with any of that.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Chastain, meanwhile, is the disruptor who stomped onto the scene in 2022 and surprised everyone — slamming contenders on the track, throwing punches off of it, riding walls into glory that baffled his competitors but simultaneously captured the collective race fan’s imagination.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2025
Radhika Seth, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
At Stella McCartney, a pair of slouchy patent leather square-toe boots stomped down the catwalk.
—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
When Empower Field hosted the CONCACAF Nations League final between the United States and Mexico in 2021, the building stomped and shook like a Saturday at College Station, Texas, or Madison, Wis.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
Shortly after, another group of gunmen, without any face coverings, arrived at the site, stomped their feet, and stood in a grid formation.
—Yamiche Alcindor, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
Just two years ago, the Broncos stomped New Mexico 42-14, and then fired head coach Andy Avalos a day later.
—Idaho Statesman, 12 Oct. 2025
The Mavericks pounded tables and stomped their feet.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2025
But the Dodgers stomped into town this month and weren’t impressed with any of that.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Chastain, meanwhile, is the disruptor who stomped onto the scene in 2022 and surprised everyone — slamming contenders on the track, throwing punches off of it, riding walls into glory that baffled his competitors but simultaneously captured the collective race fan’s imagination.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stomped
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In September, Spotify added the ability to free users search for and play specific songs, rather than being forced to head directly to shuffled playlists or albums, though users were limited to one song at a time before the app started to shuffle.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Royals shuffled their hitting department after the 2025 season concluded.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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The burger consists of two steakburger patties, American cheese, pickles, onions and ketchup on a bun stamped with the Bitcoin symbol.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
31 Oct. 2025
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The vials are then inspected using flashes of light, stamped, boxed up and shipped out via a warehouse.—
Janis Mackey Frayer,
NBC news,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Avs stumbled out of the starting blocks the past two seasons.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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Three years ago, two Sudanese men stumbled into a police station in the desert town of Tazirbu.—
Mick Krever,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Humanitarian norms are trampled, and civilians pay the price.—
David Miliband,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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Freeze’s greatest success came while his Mississippi staff trampled the NCAA rule book.—
Blake Toppmeyer,
USA TODAY,
30 Oct. 2025
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The new version still sees the ball kicked from the kicking team’s 35-yard line, but every player on the kicking team other than the kicker himself now lines up with at least one foot on the returning team’s 40-yard line.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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But just as my father and his family tried to breathe a sigh of relief and rebuild a fraction of their ruptured lives, Israel kicked them out again in 1967, this time to Egypt.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Other Black residents’ windshields were smashed.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Last night, tech giants like AMD smashed expectations on AI chip demand, and Palantir reported another quarter of strong growth.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Stomped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stomped. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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