variants
or trod
as in walked
to go on foot
to protect the fragile environment of the beach dunes, we must tread cautiously and lightly
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The appearance comes nearly a week after Sunday walked a Paris Fashion Week runway, this time wearing Dior.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
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Misiorowski gave up a single and walked two batters, but struck out four.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Henson eventually stepped away from acting, and, according to his LinkedIn profile, earned an MFA from Columbia University in 2015.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct. 2025
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Mendes hadn’t even stepped onto the stage yet.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Trodden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trodden. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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