tromped

Definition of trompednext
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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Verb
  • Guest shark Rashaun Williams strapped on his court shoes, wiped them on their mini mat and stomped onto their court.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Dedicating that much shelf space to the New York Yankees, as your organization gets stomped into the ground by them, at home?
    Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Emery had been incessant in wanting shorter, faster balls from his deeper players, with Villa’s best opportunity of the afternoon stemming from brave passing in combination in the first half, coaxing Fulham onto them before John McGinn whipped a ball into the space behind.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Many in the room whipped out their cameras to start filming, and made the rounds to glean and share details.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Earlier on Sunday, Sai Sudharsan continued his fine form with 87 runs off 46 balls as Gujarat Titans strolled to an eight-wicket win over host Chennai Super Kings.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Yet, as throngs of people strolled the three-block downtown on a recent April weekend, past American flag streamers, patriotic bunting and red brick colonial buildings, there was scant visible evidence of that polarization.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • When a boy had licked her neck at a party during the first week of college, a stranger!
    Danielle Parker, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • There was one girl who licked doorknobs.
    Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Carlos Mendoza isn’t to blame, nor are this group of players, who are being shuffled around the field like Yahtzee dice.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
  • While the administration has shuffled funding to pay DHS employees during the shutdown, those funds are expected to dry up in the first week of May if Congress doesn’t act beforehand.
    Mike Lillis, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In a traditional Japanese handle, a wa-style handle, the tang thins out into a strip of metal that’s completely buried in a cylindrical or octagonal wood handle.
    Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 May 2026
  • Before the war, the regime buried or otherwise concealed the rest of its missiles and launchers, according to two of the sources.
    Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • Leaving the Heavener Football Center on Wednesday, Baugh sauntered several hundred yards to his car without a phone in his hands — a rare sight among his fellow students on the UF campus.
    Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Murphy snapped the shot just as the seraphic straggler picked his head up to get a sense of his bearings, then later sauntered back to rejoin his comrades.
    Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Instead of just hitting the ground, the hail pounded the museum's collection of one‑of‑a‑kind planes and helicopters.
    Bo Evans, CBS News, 1 May 2026
  • Instead, whole grains and foods are dissembled into molecules which, with the help of artificial colorings, flavorings and gluelike emulsifiers, are heated, pounded, shaped or extruded into any food a manufacturer can dream up.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Tromped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tromped. Accessed 4 May. 2026.

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