as in to stomp
to tread on heavily so as to crush or injure
Isabel looked out her window and beheld the neighbor's Labrador retriever trampling her begonias
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Recent Examples of trample
Iceland Iceland has had enough of tourists trampling its fragile landscapes.
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Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Police said at least one person was trampled as the crowds scattered.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
Even shots of a fan being trampled in the ensuing stadium stampede fail to convey the thudding dread of claustrophobic desperation.
—Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Ludwig takes a dart to the neck, falls several stories to the concrete, gets run over by a bus, then flattened by a steamroller and finally trampled by the USC marching band.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025
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Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Police said at least one person was trampled as the crowds scattered.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
Even shots of a fan being trampled in the ensuing stadium stampede fail to convey the thudding dread of claustrophobic desperation.
—Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Ludwig takes a dart to the neck, falls several stories to the concrete, gets run over by a bus, then flattened by a steamroller and finally trampled by the USC marching band.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trample
stomp
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The dinos will stomp back into theaters just in time to set off major fireworks at the Fourth of July holiday, or at least that’s the hope.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2025
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To close out the show, Megan stomped down the catwalk in the Dipped in Gold One-Piece from her swimwear collection, made in collaboration with Walmart.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
30 May 2025
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“Trample.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trample. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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