trodden

variants or trod
past participle of tread

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trodden
Verb
  • Wil Lutz jogged onto the field and the Broncos walked off with the most improbable win.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
  • After Owens' kids went home and told her what happened, Owens walked to Lorincz's house.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Freddie nearly stepped away from baseball in 2024 after his son Max was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
  • More recently, Justice Brian Hagedorn stepped away from a case regarding the Act 10 public bargaining law, while Justice Janet Protasiewicz rejected calls to recuse from the case.
    Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Trodden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trodden. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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