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
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.
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025
Half a dozen such groups running simultaneously provokes outrage—and not just because pedestrians are afraid they’ll be trampled by Hokas.
—Matt Gross, Outside Online, 14 May 2025
Coupled with his hateful rhetoric, threats, lies, erratic policies, trampling of the Constitution and abnormal fascination with childish superlatives, tyrannical figures and Soviet-era style military parades, there’s much to be concerned about.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2025
Stay on those trails and do not trample the flowers (or take any home).
—Raul Roa, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025
Half a dozen such groups running simultaneously provokes outrage—and not just because pedestrians are afraid they’ll be trampled by Hokas.
—Matt Gross, Outside Online, 14 May 2025
Coupled with his hateful rhetoric, threats, lies, erratic policies, trampling of the Constitution and abnormal fascination with childish superlatives, tyrannical figures and Soviet-era style military parades, there’s much to be concerned about.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2025
Stay on those trails and do not trample the flowers (or take any home).
—Raul Roa, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trample
stomp
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Accounts Samsung Confirms Upgrade Choice—Galaxy Users Must Now Decide In the spring, males would gather in leks and perform dramatic dances, puffing out orange air sacs on their necks and stomping their feet to show dominance and vitality.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Fifteen kids happily stomp their sneakers to the count.—
John Burnett,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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“Trample.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trample. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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