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as in to shuffle
to move heavily or clumsily
flooded residents who were forced to trudge through waist-deep water
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as in to stumble
to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually
no expert on taxes, I spent the whole weekend trudging through government forms
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Recent Examples of trudge
Devers finally trudged off, hiding his face behind his helmet while barking something presumably terrible into it.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
After a verbal altercation, Zidane headbutted Marco Materazzi, giving Argentine referee Horacio Elizondo no choice but to wave a red card at the Frenchman, who trudged off the pitch and past the World Cup trophy in the last act of his playing career.
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George Edwards,
New York Times,
21 June 2026
The polarizing organization trudged through a corruption trial and attempted to file for bankruptcy in the past decade.
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Stephen Gutowski,
Washington Post,
16 June 2026
Big brown cows lounge in the grass as Avtan and Paz trudge up to a metal fence and smile awkwardly.
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Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
15 June 2026
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
After a verbal altercation, Zidane headbutted Marco Materazzi, giving Argentine referee Horacio Elizondo no choice but to wave a red card at the Frenchman, who trudged off the pitch and past the World Cup trophy in the last act of his playing career.
—
George Edwards,
New York Times,
21 June 2026
The polarizing organization trudged through a corruption trial and attempted to file for bankruptcy in the past decade.
—
Stephen Gutowski,
Washington Post,
16 June 2026
Big brown cows lounge in the grass as Avtan and Paz trudge up to a metal fence and smile awkwardly.
—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trudge
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As soon as the game wrapped up, those guests shuffled out, and hours later were replaced by a rowdier group ordering shots at the bar, dancing to 2000s hits in front of the DJ booth and smoking vape pens on the outdoor patio.
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Pretoria responded to the threat of violence in June 30 protests with millions of dollars shuffled inside the police budget, tactical units deployed, and soldiers on standby.
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Scientists have stumbled on a rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica, tucked away for decades in a drawer.
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However, Portugal stumbled in its opening match, managing only a 1–1 draw against the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Now city officials are being asked to stomp the gas pedal on an ordinance that could speed the demise of some of downtown’s stateliest buildings — ones that help define its character, such as the old train station on Church Street, the Kress building and the Angebilt Hotel.
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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.
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Amid the mutiny in the House, Johnson canceled unrelated votes, struggling to get enough support to move the legislation.
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The Pirates posted a six-run fifth inning against struggling starter Aaron Nola (3-5).
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“Trudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trudge. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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