1
as in shuffling
to move heavily or clumsily
tramped wearily up the stairs after a long day at work
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2
as in stomping
to tread on heavily so as to crush or injure
didn't mean to tramp your toes as I was running past you
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3
as in strolling
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 tramping
Imagine The Goonies with a half dozen adults tramping through the caves.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tramping
Verb
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Instead, the focus will be on shuffling bench pieces such as Yabusele or Jordan Clarkson.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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Many of those inmates have been there multiple times, shuffling out and back every three days in order to satisfy a technical requirement for how long they may be held.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2026
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Han will be posted up by the Milennium Falcon and/or Oga’s Cantina, Luke will be stomping his Chanel boots in the marketplace, and Darth Vader will be force-choking dads in Grumpy tees.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
14 Jan. 2026
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Then there’s the people watching, from the tailgating to the communal divot stomping, full of dramatic sun dresses and hats with flourishes, seersucker suits and, yes, hats with flourishes.—
Eric Barton,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2026
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He was also photographed strolling the Strip with that same group after being booted from the venue, according to the Daily Beast.—
Brian Niemietz,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
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In addition to the Sonnenalp, all of the buildings in Vail Village were designed with European alpine architecture in mind, so walking around feels a bit like strolling through a wintry Bavarian fairytale.—
Sarah Kuta,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026
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The committee is already split between those worried about persistent inflation, who’d like to keep rates unchanged, and those who think that recent upticks in unemployment point to a stumbling economy that needs lower interest rates to bolster hiring.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Years of decline have reduced Tottenham — one of the wealthiest clubs on the planet — to a place where the collective mood of the fanbase is at least somewhat conditioned by Arsenal stumbling again.—
Dan Kilpatrick,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Other reasons include foreign countries potentially prohibiting entry access, due to another country stamping the passport, or to provide validation for travel to a restricted country.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Jan. 2026
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Toyota Industries, which founded Toyota Motor, produces a range of products including forklifts, engines, electronic components, and stamping dies.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
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To stretch your legs, the 600-acre Rockville Hills Regional Park and the neighboring 1,500-acre Patwino Worrtla Kodoi Dihi Open Space Park offer stunning scenery for hiking and picnicking.—
Nicole Findlay,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Feb. 2026
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Similar to bears, experts recommend not leaving food outside, keeping dogs on leashes, avoiding leaving pets outdoors alone, and being mindful when walking or hiking alone during dawn or dusk hours.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Baboons will show their buttocks to others before walking away; the entire troop then departs.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
4 Feb. 2026
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That mindset led him to post on a neighborhood app offering free dog walking for seniors.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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But the legislation kept that data hidden from public view, so agencies can hire wandering cops in secret – and small-town budgets create a powerful incentive to do so.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Doctors are not a flock of free-range chickens wandering about offices and hospitals and making up best practices, one clinician at the time.—
Robert M. Califf,
STAT,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Tramping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tramping. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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