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as in shuffled
to move heavily or clumsily
tramped wearily up the stairs after a long day at work
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as in strolled
to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure
we would have happily tramped through the forest for the rest of the day if it hadn't started to rain
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Recent Examples of tramped
The pair’s snow boots tramped the nearly week-old Kansas City snow, two candles clutched in their small hands.
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2026
Virginia Woolf tramped along the Cornish coast; Oliver Sacks was known to swim; Haruki Murakami is an accomplished runner.
—Bonnie Tsui, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2026
Virginia Woolf tramped along the Cornish coast; Oliver Sacks was known to swim; Haruki Murakami is an accomplished runner.
—Bonnie Tsui, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tramped
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Carlos Mendoza isn’t to blame, nor are this group of players, who are being shuffled around the field like Yahtzee dice.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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While the administration has shuffled funding to pay DHS employees during the shutdown, those funds are expected to dry up in the first week of May if Congress doesn’t act beforehand.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
28 Apr. 2026
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Guest shark Rashaun Williams strapped on his court shoes, wiped them on their mini mat and stomped onto their court.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Apr. 2026
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Dedicating that much shelf space to the New York Yankees, as your organization gets stomped into the ground by them, at home?—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Earlier on Sunday, Sai Sudharsan continued his fine form with 87 runs off 46 balls as Gujarat Titans strolled to an eight-wicket win over host Chennai Super Kings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Yet, as throngs of people strolled the three-block downtown on a recent April weekend, past American flag streamers, patriotic bunting and red brick colonial buildings, there was scant visible evidence of that polarization.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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After starting the season with the sixth-best odds to win the World Series, the Red Sox had stumbled out of the gate to a 10-17 record.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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The president briefly stumbled before being assisted to a secure suite reserved for him behind the stage.—
Calvin Woodward,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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When perusing closets, drawers, and jewelry boxes, look for items that are labeled or stamped.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
28 Apr. 2026
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As a nod to the centenary, customers have the option to have the signature Launer rope emblem embellished with crystals and a discreet plaque stamped inside the bag.—
Monique Jessen,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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The back parking lot, once a nasty no man’s land where drunken customers wandered off to urinate, has recently been transformed into a performance space that has hosted small gigs including Duane Betts.—
Jimmy Jellinek,
SPIN,
27 Apr. 2026
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But, as Chen and Shrivastava wandered a Texas restaurant conference, a Dallas heating and air company called Rescue Air found them.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
27 Apr. 2026
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The left-hander allowed two hits, struck out two and walked three in six scoreless innings while improving to 2-1.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Joined by four assistants with umbrellas and eyes on the train, Gaga and Maxwell walked by The Metropolitan Museum of Art with a wagon full of Champagne labeled Haus of Gaga behind them.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
1 May 2026
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Leaving the Heavener Football Center on Wednesday, Baugh sauntered several hundred yards to his car without a phone in his hands — a rare sight among his fellow students on the UF campus.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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Murphy snapped the shot just as the seraphic straggler picked his head up to get a sense of his bearings, then later sauntered back to rejoin his comrades.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Tramped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tramped. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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