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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
Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Dec. 2025
Others like Taylor Swift, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Jane Fonda offered simple endorsements without stumping for the vice president.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2025
Sacbee.com, 22 Nov. 2025
Nothing, except Teddy’s increasing doubts about Alec’s stump-speech story about being given sandwiches and taken under the wing of a kindly MTA driver named Pete.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
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Verb
House Speaker Mike Johnson and RNC Chair Joe Gruters visited the district to stump with Van Epps.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Dec. 2025
Others like Taylor Swift, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Jane Fonda offered simple endorsements without stumping for the vice president.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
Eligible trees must be shorter than 20 feet tall, with a maximum stump height of 8 inches when measured from the soil and a maximum diameter of six inches.
—Sacbee.com, 22 Nov. 2025
Nothing, except Teddy’s increasing doubts about Alec’s stump-speech story about being given sandwiches and taken under the wing of a kindly MTA driver named Pete.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stump
Verb
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The unit was constantly shuffled this season, and the Trojans deployed six different offensive line combinations while still managing to have one of the most efficient offenses in the Big Ten Conference under position coach Zach Hanson.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
14 Jan. 2026
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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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Maroney wore a classic black tuxedo and bow tie, and Lawrence turned heads in a daring sheer nude gown with floral embroidery.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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Miley Cyrus shared new photos on Instagram wearing a daring one-shoulder LBD.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Hot water is key to breaking down the oils, bacteria, and residue that towels often collect.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
12 Jan. 2026
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Too much can leave behind residue.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
12 Jan. 2026
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Jenkins brutally stomped and punched Coto, who was severely injured and put on life support.—
Tony Aiello,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Take it slower and stomp a path through new snow or ski on a frozen pond.—
Ashlyn Ware,
Midwest Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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However, former Federal Air Marshal Peter Johnson — who founded Archway Defense, which has trained state, local and federal law enforcement in firearms for the past decade — told WCCO the street is not the place to challenge a federal agent's orders.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Bringing back engagement Longbow also wants to challenge how electric cars feel from behind the wheel.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The state also has an above average number of polluted waterways and more coal ash ponds — small, toxic water bodies near coal plants where poisonous refuse is discarded — than any other state.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
6 Jan. 2026
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As workers separated the burning refuse and doused the items with water, a 911 call was made.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
15 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Government agencies and businesses that invest in this training, and that insist every critical number survives a deterministic check, will capture AI's benefits without stumbling into its blind spots.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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Dodge, still suffering the consequences of axing the popular previous generations of Charger and Challenger muscle cars, saw sales stumble down 28% compared with the previous year.—
Liam Rappleye,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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The negotiations will be the first since the writers and actors strikes of 2023, and will likely revisit the concerns that animated those stoppages, such as AI and residuals on streaming platforms.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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Exhibition couldn’t charge for tickets to The Netflix event given the cast’s contractual terms for residuals, hence the streamer and circuits got around this by reserving seats with concession vouchers.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Stump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stump. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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