tromped

past tense of tromp
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as in stamped
to tread on heavily so as to crush or injure the kids tromped my flowers to smithereens

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as in strolled
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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tromped
Verb
  • On Monday night, a 39-year-old man wearing a Spurs jersey was stomped and punched after Game 3 while walking down West 47th Street, about 15 blocks from the arena.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
  • It's been 33 years since Jurassic Park first stomped into theaters, and blockbusters haven't been the same since.
    Huntley Woods, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • Haaland leaped and whipped a header toward the corner of the net — only for the goalkeeper to make a save.
    Tim Rohan, NBC news, 23 June 2026
  • The menu features Mediterranean delicacies, starting with mezze like hummus, muhammara (a walnut and red pepper dip) and whipped feta spreads.
    Connie Ogle June 19, Miami Herald, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • To my surprise, Conway showed up, walking Clyde; Bores strolled past me in a dark suit.
    Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
  • Others strolled barefoot through the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, named after a courageous man who fought for freedom, not for presidents.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • In Huntington Beach and San Clemente, the messy, wild waves licked the bottom of the pier structures.
    Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 9 June 2026
  • When the tiffin is returned licked clean, Ila sends another meal but with a note, leading to a rich correspondence between the two.
    David John Chávez, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • The resulting 6° to 7° C of global warming shuffled the makeup of plant and dinosaur species on land and caused a mass extinction of corals and other marine species.
    Howard Lee, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
  • The company has since shuffled several leaders, including naming a new human resources chief and the company’s first chief digital officer.
    Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • What was left of other buildings were buried under piles of their own debris.
    Osmary Hernández, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
  • Long ago, the blue-skinned inhabitants committed genocide against a race of purple-skinned aliens and buried their bones beneath the earth, an event in which Krem was involved.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • The Princess Diaries actress proudly sauntered into The Albie Awards with her man on her arm back in 2023.
    Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026
  • Yoshinobu Yamamoto sauntered through the Los Angeles Dodgers clubhouse Saturday afternoon before a start that could have been etched in baseball lore.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 13 June 2026
Verb
  • As the storms pounded the area, Bartlett and Hanover Park were hit especially hard, with 3-inch tree limbs reported down in Bartlett.
    David Yeomans, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • West Germany, arrogant attitude adjusted, pounded Chile, 4-1.
    David j. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
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“Tromped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tromped. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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