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as in to shuffle
to move heavily or clumsily
the seemingly endless parade finally ended, and the drummers and tuba players stumped wearily to their buses
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Recent Examples of stump
FOXNews.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Coyne isn’t out here to stump people.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026
Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026
Despite the cold, thousands of people gathered at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to celebrate Groundhog Day and watch Phil emerge from his stump and make his prediction for 2026.
—Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Continue reading … POLITICS 'CIVICS LESSON’ — Republican shocked after anti-ICE sheriff stumped by basic government question.
—FOXNews.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Coyne isn’t out here to stump people.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026
Noun
Once the main roots have been severed, use the hoe end of the mattock and the shovel to loosen the soil and rock/pry/lift the stump out of the ground.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026
Despite the cold, thousands of people gathered at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to celebrate Groundhog Day and watch Phil emerge from his stump and make his prediction for 2026.
—Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stump
Verb
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Stewart eventually shuffled out, commenting on how his bedhead resembled Little Richard’s.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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So what better way to cap all that off than closing out the Oscars — even if the clip played while the audience was shuffling out of the theater and calling their Ubers.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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And yet, there are several elements of the film that are — in their own quiet ways — daring in their retro simplicity that swim against the currents of tentpole moviemaking.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Mar. 2026
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The president should act now and dare his opponents to stop him.—
Paul Vallas,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There were seven dishes stored as clean with bits of food and residue.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2026
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No crunch, greasy residue, or flakes here—just pure efficacy.—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Frustration boiled over on the Huskies’ sideline as Hurley stomped his foot and earned a technical foul from referee James Breeding with 12 and a half minutes left in the half.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2026
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In the span of six days, the Cornhuskers beat rival Creighton at home and stomped Wisconsin and then went to Illinois for their first Big Ten road game.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Experts estimate that their new world tour could become the best-selling ever, challenging Taylor Swift’s $2 billion record, while Bloomberg predicted that today’s launch concert alone could generate as much as $177 million in economic activity for Seoul.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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While there’s been endless speculation in the tennis world about his potential rise to challenge Sinner and Alcaraz, Fonseca simply believes in himself.—
Nick Remsen,
Vogue,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But some of that refuse, the ghost recalls, found a second life in the hands of a woman named Cara.—
Omari Weekes,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Mar. 2026
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In the mid-1970s, the long net of the Florida Keys swept up a generation of countercultural refuse in a web of free love, plentiful drugs, and cheap booze.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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As K-pop spurs franchises, copycat spinoffs and big studio blockbusters, the system that propelled K-culture’s rise could stumble if its authenticity starts to waver.—
Dan Bilefsky,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Mar. 2026
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Shopping on Rue La La feels a lot like stumbling across a secret sale, with some of the very best deals on designer goods, including swoon-worthy handbags.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Concerns around artificial intelligence, residuals, pension and health plans are all on the table for the writers, whose guild is in the midst of its own messy labor dispute with its own staff.—
Rebecca Keegan,
NBC news,
16 Mar. 2026
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Other issues on the table include the health and pension funds, exclusivity windows, and increases in residuals on streaming platforms.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Stump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stump. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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