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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
  • Between swapping lines, the two stomped along in rhythm as pyrotechnics framed the stage in flames.
    Matthew Leimkuehler, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
  • The picture smacks you with mini-LED punch, deep contrast, and a 144 Hz refresh that keeps Valorant razor-smooth while AMD FreeSync stomps tearing.
    Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
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  • This is a disastrous strategy that ensures that Trump will trample on one victim after another.
    David Brooks, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The barbarians are all those who hate human nature, all those who trample upon the sense of the sacred, all those who do not value life, all those who rebel against God the Creator of man and nature.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Cause of death: There are several causes of death because Ulric receives the nine lives of a cat: shot in the head, drowned, hanged, car crash, electrocuted, crossbow, stabbed, suffocated after burying himself alive. Sad or satisfying?
    Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 19 May 2025
  • When managers bury the message in a compliment sandwich, it gets lost.
    Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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  • Challenging the narrative Defense attorney Stuart Adelstein strolled over to the lectern, his eyes piercing the jurors just feet away from him.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
  • The Courant reported, in a story written in 1991, when the Pedlar approached its 100th anniversary, that the inn had seen many famous people stroll into its Victorian-style lobby and its dining room.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2025
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  • Fundraising craters, and both tech and blockchain are left licking their wounds.
    Tomer Warschauer Nuni, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
  • To stop their younger golden retriever Cooper from licking his ears, Tucker had a medical cone.
    Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
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  • Bemused tourists attempt to shuffle through the acrid red and blue flare smoke.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 18 May 2025
  • Deep in the bowels of State Farm Stadium, Boise State head coach Spencer Danielson and a group of his players shuffled into a concrete-walled space that had been converted into a makeshift press conference room.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 16 May 2025
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  • In his first start at Fenway since the trade, Sale allowed one run on five hits and two walks striking out eight over seven innings, throwing 99 pitches, 67 for strikes.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 17 May 2025
  • The left-hander threw 50 of 85 pitches for strikes.
    Ethan Westerman, Arkansas Online, 17 May 2025
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  • Fortunately, they are met by curious neighbors who saunter into Robyn and Dante’s love nest.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 4 May 2025
  • The ladies showed some skin wearing short white dresses while sauntering through New York City streets together.
    Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025

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“Tromp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tromp. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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