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as in shuffles
to move heavily or clumsily
came stomping up the stairs and tossed her backpack on the bed
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Recent Examples of stomps
As skyscrapers towered over them, their cheers, chants and stomps wove through downtown Dallas.
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Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
Idris the Valentine’s cow stomps in the footsteps of Squishmallows’ viral strawberry cow and the subsequent bestselling blueberry cow.
—Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 30 Jan. 2026
Oscar-winning composer Daniel Blumberg was tasked with layering in claps, stomps and screams.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
The sequel, which has the Ghostbusters facing off with the spirit of Vigo the Carpathian and his profoundly negative vibes, ends in a joyous celebration that brings the Big Apple together while an animated Statue of Liberty stomps to the rescue.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2025
The guy just f****** stomps right on my face.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
Idris the Valentine’s cow stomps in the footsteps of Squishmallows’ viral strawberry cow and the subsequent bestselling blueberry cow.
—Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 30 Jan. 2026
Oscar-winning composer Daniel Blumberg was tasked with layering in claps, stomps and screams.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
The sequel, which has the Ghostbusters facing off with the spirit of Vigo the Carpathian and his profoundly negative vibes, ends in a joyous celebration that brings the Big Apple together while an animated Statue of Liberty stomps to the rescue.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2025
The guy just f****** stomps right on my face.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stomps
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Tristan returns home and greets James while Siegfried shuffles the woman out the window.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026
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That is not unique — Major League Baseball’s offseason shuffles along at a deliberate pace, just as the Dodgers historically have liked.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Its rituals are observed in the ring each time a rikishi throws salt on the ground or stamps his feet, traditions intended to drive away evil spirits.—
Joshua Hunt,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Instead of carrying the chip’s features as a pattern of light, this machine literally stamps them onto the silicon.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Dec. 2025
Verb
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And what about the scene when Mac has locked Bull in the room, which is flooding with water, until James [Osian Emlyn] stumbles across him and lets him out?—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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Violet stumbles upon Sophie in the parlor, searching desperately for her necklace.—
Christina Grace Tucker,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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This new era of disorder is defined by competing powers, shifting alliances, and transactional deal-making that in turn undermines global cooperation, enables conflicts fought for power and influence, and tramples protections for the most vulnerable.—
David Miliband,
Time,
16 Dec. 2025
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So much of Train Dreams has to do with seeking out the soul of the American nation in the land and the forests and the hills but also in the pioneering human impulse that tramples and levels those same forests and hills.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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Quiche is a classic Easter brunch dish, but this recipe kicks things up a notch with the addition of crispy hash browns, bacon, and bright asparagus.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2026
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Ramona Girls soccer After the Bulldogs took a 5-4 lead in sudden-death penalty kicks, the junior keeper blocked a University City shot to give Ramona the victory in the section Division 3 title game.—
Steve Brand,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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At one point, someone runs up behind the officer and smashes a snowball into the back of the cop’s head.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Flowers and debris go flying as the vehicle then smashes head-on into a tree.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Stomps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stomps. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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