as in stomping
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 trampling
Now the kids were trampling the grass in front of the mound, the very spot where Kerkering bent over as Dodgers players rushed past him after winning Game 4.
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Matt Gelb, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Because there are an awful lot of people trampling on it.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Countries like France, Spain and Japan are able to build plenty of mass transit, at reasonable cost, without trampling over their people.
—Vincent Ni, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025
Democrats accused Republicans of trampling on the rules, but Wrasse articulated the rationale that convinced the Senate GOP conference to see the vote as necessary for breaking gridlock while preserving the institution.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 18 Sep. 2025
Ukraine accuses Russia of trampling over its sovereignty with an imperial war of conquest.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
However, there’s nothing funny about trampling — in the lust for partisan political power — the quaintly democratic notion that congressional districts should fairly represent the characteristics and values of their constituents.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025
In other words, politics and emotion are presently trampling on market prices that, by virtue of them being set in markets, are free of politics and emotion.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
The legend began after a series of bizarre and terrifying encounters in which settlers reported seeing the ghostly figure charging through the desert, sometimes trampling livestock or vanishing into the night.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 10 Oct. 2024
Matt Gelb, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Because there are an awful lot of people trampling on it.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Countries like France, Spain and Japan are able to build plenty of mass transit, at reasonable cost, without trampling over their people.
—Vincent Ni, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025
Democrats accused Republicans of trampling on the rules, but Wrasse articulated the rationale that convinced the Senate GOP conference to see the vote as necessary for breaking gridlock while preserving the institution.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 18 Sep. 2025
Ukraine accuses Russia of trampling over its sovereignty with an imperial war of conquest.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
However, there’s nothing funny about trampling — in the lust for partisan political power — the quaintly democratic notion that congressional districts should fairly represent the characteristics and values of their constituents.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025
In other words, politics and emotion are presently trampling on market prices that, by virtue of them being set in markets, are free of politics and emotion.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
The legend began after a series of bizarre and terrifying encounters in which settlers reported seeing the ghostly figure charging through the desert, sometimes trampling livestock or vanishing into the night.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 10 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trampling
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But only the faithful know everything about the Mushroom Kingdom’s shell-stomping messiah.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
18 Oct. 2025
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Barner holds his arms parallel to the ground and swings them side to side while slowly stomping forward like Godzilla demolishing a city.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Warning signs a skunk is ready to spray include jumping, stamping their front feet, arching their back, clicking teeth, and hissing.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
15 Oct. 2025
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Aniyah wrote, stamping it with several heart emojis.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Trampling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trampling. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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