trampled

past tense of trample
as in stomped
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 trampled NGOs reported that more than 140 people died in the attempt to cross into the territory, including some who drowned or were trampled in a stampede to cross a breakwater barrier. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Although most of the migrants have since gone back, more than 80 migrants died, including some who drowned or were trampled in a stampede to cross a breakwater barrier, according to Spanish and Moroccan authorities. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026 Carlo Zanella, president of the Alto Adige Alpine Club, previously told Fox News Digital that the turnstiles were installed by a local farmer after visitors repeatedly trampled meadows while flocking to the scenic overlook. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026 The red card was rescinded; the team was unmoored; conspiracies grew overnight, like mushrooms; and a merciless Belgium swept in and trampled, 4–1, on what remained. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026 Ten years later, Tech trampled Florida State in an upset on the Flats. — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 15 July 2026 The crush of mourners led to at least eight people being trampled to death, according to the Associated Press. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 3 July 2026 Even Karp’s more intelligible arguments are quickly trampled over as additional intrusive thoughts took the wheel. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 1 July 2026 During a recent visit to the Armchair Expert podcast, the 42-year-old Invite director revealed that Goggins, 54, prevented her from getting trampled after she was unexpectedly bucked off her horse while shooting the 2011 space Western. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trampled
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  • As a result, the Great Lawn had to be shut down two months ealier for repairs and resodding after tens of thousands of concertgoers stomped it into a muddy mess.
    — Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Letter writers recalled how Paden saved his father’s life when a cow nearly stomped him to death in a field, after the elder Paden came between the cow and her calf.
    — Glenn Rice, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
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  • The community nurse hadn’t even bothered to rewrite it, and the polite doctor simply stamped under her amendments.
    — Alicja Turczyk, The Dial, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Drivers sometimes made their own, carved from wood, stamped onto metal, the numbers mounted on screens, or painted onto boards.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

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“Trampled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trampled. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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