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as in to stomp
to move heavily or clumsily
sleepily tromped into the bathroom, tripping over a pile of dirty laundry along the way
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as in to bury
to defeat by a large margin
sure, I lost the election, but I didn't get tromped, so I'll see you again in four years
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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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as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
tromped the bully, giving him a taste of his own medicine
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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tromp
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Most tourists don't come to Abu Dhabi to put on a thick coat and stomp around a snowy landscape but theme park fans are the exception.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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That certainly looked to be the case as the Indianapolis Colts stomped the Miami Dolphins 33-8 in the regular-season opener.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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Some fell and were trampled in the stampede.—
Jesse Bedayn,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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In the past seven years, no one’s run off with your heart, blown your mind, challenged your identity, or trampled your self-respect.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
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As the late historian Barry Rubin documented in his biography of Arafat, the Palestinian leader used a variety of methods, both buying off and burying his opponents.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Early in the novel, Harold points out that authors are constantly looking for ways to bury their true beliefs in their text, rather than state them outright.—
Jeremy Gordon,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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Adults can stroll the grounds sipping beer and wine, which are sold on site.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Sep. 2025
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Officers stroll the streets of Beijing with Motorola walkie talkies.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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That could look like gliding your fingers down them, kissing, licking, or gently biting those areas.—
Essence,
Essence,
11 Sep. 2025
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Go from the base to the tip with your tongue, kiss it, lick it and remember most of us have difficulties cumming just with oral.—
Ian Kumamoto,
Them.,
10 Sep. 2025
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Gakpo is deeper, and Wirtz pushes forward as the central member of Liverpool’s forward line, while Ekitike shuffles across as the left of the trio.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Declining enrollment means the district may need to shuffle schools, students, or teachers to ensure each school is well attended, and the student-teacher ratios are well-balanced.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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He was replaced by Jake Browning, who threw for 241 yards, two touchdowns, and three interceptions and rushed for another score.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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So Georgia Republicans threw me out of their party.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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Try bicycles for more exercise disguised as fun, then saunter over to Spa La Quinta’s 23,000 square feet of bliss.—
Jenny Peters,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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In the third quarter, Fields pushed through the goal line on a 2-yard run, and sauntered into the end zone untouched on a fourth-and-goal bootleg call in the fourth quarter that worked beautifully.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Tromp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tromp. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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