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
Over-tourism and unmanaged tide pooling place additional stress on already fragile ecosystems, with sensitive habitats being repeatedly trampled and disturbed by large crowds.
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Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2026
Over the decades these details, which help explain Revie’s approach, were trampled on by the phrase ‘Dirty Leeds’.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 May 2026
But Heusinkvelt recommends keeping fruiting crabapple trees further in the center of your lawn and away from driveways and sidewalks, where the fruit can be trampled and tracked around by shoes and tires.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 14 May 2026
While one of the caretakers, Sreekuttan, suffered chest injuries from being trampled and died at a nearby hospital, a second caretaker, Amal, sustained injuries and continues to receive medical care.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026
This is something that Black voting-rights advocates, from Frederick Douglass to Kwame Ture, long understood; that no person’s rights could really be inalienable if any person’s rights were trampled.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
Instead, he got trampled by the crowd.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
His plan also trampled another key provision, the requirement that districts be compact.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
Ernie Dosio, a 75-year-old California vineyard owner and longtime big-game hunter, was trampled to death by a herd of elephants while on a $40,000 hunting trip in Central Africa.
—Ryan Brennan
april 28, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2026
Over the decades these details, which help explain Revie’s approach, were trampled on by the phrase ‘Dirty Leeds’.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 May 2026
But Heusinkvelt recommends keeping fruiting crabapple trees further in the center of your lawn and away from driveways and sidewalks, where the fruit can be trampled and tracked around by shoes and tires.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 14 May 2026
While one of the caretakers, Sreekuttan, suffered chest injuries from being trampled and died at a nearby hospital, a second caretaker, Amal, sustained injuries and continues to receive medical care.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026
This is something that Black voting-rights advocates, from Frederick Douglass to Kwame Ture, long understood; that no person’s rights could really be inalienable if any person’s rights were trampled.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
Instead, he got trampled by the crowd.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
His plan also trampled another key provision, the requirement that districts be compact.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
Ernie Dosio, a 75-year-old California vineyard owner and longtime big-game hunter, was trampled to death by a herd of elephants while on a $40,000 hunting trip in Central Africa.
—Ryan Brennan
april 28, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trampled
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Evidence presented at trial showed Wallace threw the victim to the ground, repeatedly punched and stomped him, and searched his pockets before taking his wallet and other belongings, the DA’s office said.—
Bay City News Service,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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The accordionist stomped sideways under the stage lights, sweat running down his temples, looking like Angus Young sans schoolboy shorts.—
Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
Verb
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To start with, thin strips of bronze were stamped and milled to create a pattern that evokes the parallel grooves of a vinyl record.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
31 May 2026
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Advertisement Crossing an overpass into my western suburb of Baghdad, militia flags stamped with Ali Khamenei’s face fluttered in the wind.—
Nabil Salih,
Time,
26 May 2026
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“Trampled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trampled. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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