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
Women who could be trampled by men, conned, deceived.
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Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Last year, three people were shot and one person was trampled during an incident at Community Park on Picnic Day.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 1 Mar. 2026
The stock has plummeted more than 25% this year, swept up amid a broader software sell-off as fears of artificial intelligence disruption have trampled the industry.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
The appeal was brought by a group of publishers, authors, and parents who say their First Amendment rights are being trampled by Florida’s House Bill 1069, which became law in 2023.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 25 Feb. 2026
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Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Last year, three people were shot and one person was trampled during an incident at Community Park on Picnic Day.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 1 Mar. 2026
The stock has plummeted more than 25% this year, swept up amid a broader software sell-off as fears of artificial intelligence disruption have trampled the industry.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
The appeal was brought by a group of publishers, authors, and parents who say their First Amendment rights are being trampled by Florida’s House Bill 1069, which became law in 2023.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trample
stomp
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Frustration boiled over on the Huskies’ sideline as Hurley stomped his foot and earned a technical foul from referee James Breeding with 12 and a half minutes left in the half.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2026
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In the span of six days, the Cornhuskers beat rival Creighton at home and stomped Wisconsin and then went to Illinois for their first Big Ten road game.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Trample.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trample. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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