trodden

variants or trod
past participle of tread

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trodden
Verb
  • Travis Kelce walked on the field toward the Kansas City Chiefs’ sideline, just a few steps away from the tunnel that would take him to the postgame locker room.
    Jesse Newell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • In the summer of 1969 — weeks before the first humans walked on the moon — Manabe and Bryan recreated the Earth.
    Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Wintour, 75, only recently stepped away from daily editorial operations at American Vogue (naming Chloe Malle, longtime employee and daughter of actor Candice Bergen, as editorial director).
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Hiedeman stepped around a defender and scored on a scoop.
    Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Trodden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trodden. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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