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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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tromped
Verb
  • On her final attempt, Gu stomped a left double-cork 1260 with a toxic grab, vaulting from sixth place into silver-medal position.
    Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
  • This apex predator stomped around until the end of the Age of Dinosaurs, roughly 66 million years ago.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The merest departure from orthodoxy whipped its theologians into a lather.
    Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Stuck in his backhand corner, Altmaier was on defense as Lajović whipped an inside-out forehand crosscourt.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • In the early afternoon of a cool January day in 1976, someone who might have been one of those typical customers strolled into Dadeland’s Lane Bryant store.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
  • None of the actors matched the couple’s vision for the character, until Chokachi strolled in.
    Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Though his injuries were severe, the sailors watched in wonder as the cat determinedly licked his wounds, then got back to work destroying the rats threatening the ship’s food stores.
    Anne Ewbank, Popular Science, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Ghadimi licked her lips over and over.
    Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Teenage athletes, whose bodies are pushed to the breaking point and then shuffled out of the sport when new talent arises, bear the brunt of the pressure.
    Rachel Hale, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
  • That means there aren’t going to be just a few chairs shuffled around; my suspicion is much of the roster likely will be overhauled in the next few years.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • In Monkayo, a gold-mining town in Davao de Oro province near Davao Oriental, the remains of three people were recovered after their house was buried late Thursday by a landslide, Dayanghirang and other officials said.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Feb. 2026
  • With only Canada goalie Jordan Binnington to beat, Haula deked him and buried the puck in the net.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Liverpool sauntered past France’s third-best team, Marseille, on their own turf last week, overcoming an incredibly intimidating atmosphere to breeze to a 3-0 win.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Ponds read Moore’s eyes the whole way and when Moore threw the ball to the left side, Ponds jumped the route and sauntered 25 yards into the end zone.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Russian missiles and drones in recent months have pounded Ukraine’s energy grid, plunging people into frozen darkness in one of the country’s coldest winters on record.
    Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Sweat dripped, pulses pounded, and for a fleeting few hours, nothing beyond the walls of (SUB)MERCER seemed to matter, offering a rare escape no one seemed ready to let go of.
    Kelsey Stewart, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Tromped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tromped. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.

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