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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
Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 23 Mar. 2026
The next question, about picadillo, stumped the Oscar nominee.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
There will also be storytelling and dance-alongs, where kids can explore a life-sized Fairy Garden and Gnome Village, race Barky Boats and get on Bluey’s helicopter stump for a pretend ride on the upper and lower grounds of the venue.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Still, managers might be stumped by a request to put on high school hoops or a sailing competition.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 23 Mar. 2026
The next question, about picadillo, stumped the Oscar nominee.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
Noun
There will be other unique opportunities, like joining in Bluey's school class photo and getting to visit Bluey's helicopter stump and a life-sized Gnome Village and Fairy Garden.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
There will also be storytelling and dance-alongs, where kids can explore a life-sized Fairy Garden and Gnome Village, race Barky Boats and get on Bluey’s helicopter stump for a pretend ride on the upper and lower grounds of the venue.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stump
Verb
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Born from the embers of the eighties band Talulah Gosh, Heavenly, led by the singer and guitarist Amelia Fletcher, shuffled forward with her riffy, effervescent playing style, gradually growing more sophisticated across four LPs and an EP, without any loss of buoyancy.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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This is where the city stages its daily open-air show — street artists sketching portraits, fortune-tellers shuffling cards and musicians playing for appreciative crowds.—
Lauren Schuster,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That heritage came with a distinctly Swiss mindset to stay humble, build practical solutions, and prove yourself locally before daring to look abroad.—
Samuel Mueller,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Last fall’s announcement that Amazon’s Prime Video platform would be teeing up four hours of exclusive coverage of the Masters was met with a predictable show of teeth-gnashing truculence, because how dare the Augusta brass entrust a new carveout to a digital interloper?—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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If any residue remains, mix together a gallon of warm water and 1/4 cup Sal Suds or your favorite dish detergent in a bucket.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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Rinse the umbrella thoroughly to remove all soap residue.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That’s the sound of clogs slowly stomping back into the spotlight.—
Andrea Zendejas,
Vogue,
5 Apr. 2026
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For pretty much every gamer alive today, those first few notes induce an almost Pavlovian response — sparking an urge to grab a controller on your lap that isn’t actually there and bringing to mind comfortable, warm memories of stomping Goombas and riding Yoshi on a quest to save Princess Peach.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The very player challenging the legitimacy of their playoff series win on a recent podcast stream with his teammate Jordan Walsh.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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In the latest California shooting, Patrick Kolsasinksi, an attorney representing Hernandez’s family, has challenged Lyon’s claim that his client was a dangerous gang member.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The old refuse was collected into a single pile in the 1950s and newer operations continued to accumulate waste there, per DRMS.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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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
Verb
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The show follows Nicky (Levy) and Morgan Dardano (Taylor Ortega), a pastor-and-teacher sibling duo from New Jersey who stumble into organized crime after Morgan steals a necklace from a postal store to bury with their dying grandmother.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2026
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When a character speaks English, an accent is employed and the manner is often a bit stumbling.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Based on the available information about their new agreement, the writers received wage increases, improvements in residuals, greater contributions to their health care fund, and protections related to the use of scripts as training data in AI systems.—
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
7 Apr. 2026
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More than 100 people working in legal, events and residuals departments went on strike over allegations of unfair labor practice, according to the Los Angeles Times.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Stump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stump. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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