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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Liberal presidential candidate George McGovern was trampled in the ’72 election by the corrupt Richard Nixon administration, which had a vested interest in getting Lennon and Ono deported.
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Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Responding officers discovered three people had sustained gunshot wounds and another had been trampled, according to a social media post by the city of Davis.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
By trampling shrubs, the beasts would encourage the growth of grasses that are good at absorbing greenhouse gases.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Those plans may now be completely trampled by the wayside, now.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
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Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Responding officers discovered three people had sustained gunshot wounds and another had been trampled, according to a social media post by the city of Davis.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
By trampling shrubs, the beasts would encourage the growth of grasses that are good at absorbing greenhouse gases.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Those plans may now be completely trampled by the wayside, now.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for trample
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“Trample.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trample. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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