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as in to trample
to tread on heavily so as to crush or injure the kids tromped my flowers to smithereens

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as in to stroll
to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure the scouts tromped through the dell, mostly just following the course of the creek

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of tromp This could lead to serious environmental problems as the creatures tromp through fragile ecosystems, outcompete native species and deposit enormous amounts of feces in waterways. Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2023 Christopher McDougall’s Born to Run spurred thousands to tromp through the woods barefoot. Sheon Han February 9, Longreads, 9 Feb. 2023 And these toadlets, which tromp about the mountainous cloud forests of Brazil, are found in leafy habitats where larger ones are not, Pie said, suggesting that their petiteness is in some way essential to their survival there. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 15 June 2022 But many braved the elements and tried to tromp home on foot. Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com, 6 Jan. 2022 See All Example Sentences for tromp
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tromp
Verb
  • When Empower Field hosted the CONCACAF Nations League final between the United States and Mexico in 2021, the building stomped and shook like a Saturday at College Station, Texas, or Madison, Wis.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Shortly after, another group of gunmen, without any face coverings, arrived at the site, stomped their feet, and stood in a grid formation.
    Yamiche Alcindor, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
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  • 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, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Some inmates beat and trampled a young corrections officer, Bill Quinn, and grabbed his keys.
    Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In the end, Kate convinces the prime minister to bury both the sub and the Poseidon in concrete on the ocean floor, instead of it getting taken away.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • To detect these elusive particles, scientists are working to build enormous instruments (neutrino observatories) in the quietest environments possible, such as deep underwater or buried in ice.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
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  • Head to Harrison Pumpkin Festival to pick out the most gourd-geous pumpkin, or sip on a pumpkin spice latte and stroll through Charm at the Farm's October Market to find the perfect fall decor for the home.
    Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Take time to stroll along the riverfront for some of the best fall scenery in town.
    Chantelle Kincy, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Some even licked the candy to soften it -- a trick used by contestants in the show.
    Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Napkins were crumpled; plates were licked.
    Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The doctor grunted, shuffled off.
    Sam Lipsyte, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Mazzulla could shuffle his starting five from game to game, too, based on matchups and other factors.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
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  • When laundry day rolls around, simply throw the durable topper in the laundry with the rest of your bedding for easy maintenance and tumble dry with no heat.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
  • And to be thrown into now this separation and exploding, blowing up her family this way.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
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  • As the undulant hills beyond the valley turned blue in front of me, a cat sauntered onto the veranda and wound its tail around my ankles.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Kids will love sending this Dilophosaurus sauntering across the floor, frightening everything and everyone in his path.
    Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Tromp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tromp. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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