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 Critics had warned that allowing Trump to fire Cook would have trampled on decades of research showing central banks function best when they're allowed to operate without meddling from politicians. Scott Horsley, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025 Democrats accused Republicans of trampling on the rules, but Wrasse articulated the rationale that convinced the Senate GOP conference to see the vote as necessary for breaking gridlock while preserving the institution. Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 18 Sep. 2025 Speak of democracy, but actually want to trample democracy into the dust? Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025 Some fell and were trampled in the stampede. Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trample
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stomp
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  • Ghost City Tours said Ryman's spirit would stomp around the room so loudly that spectators would be forced to leave.
    Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The sound of her stomping up the staircase causes her parents to share a look of weary consternation.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025

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