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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
During a recent visit by Fortune, Haushalter trudged through her muddy post-rain fields in high rubber boots.
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Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 6 May 2026
When the game ended, following Mosley’s postgame comments to the team, Suggs trudged in his flip-flops to the team’s therapy areas.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Messi trudged off the field quickly and headed straight to the locker room, in no mood for post-game salutations.
—Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
People in evening wear trudged down the street, most with a phone to their ear.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
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Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 6 May 2026
When the game ended, following Mosley’s postgame comments to the team, Suggs trudged in his flip-flops to the team’s therapy areas.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Messi trudged off the field quickly and headed straight to the locker room, in no mood for post-game salutations.
—Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
People in evening wear trudged down the street, most with a phone to their ear.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trudge
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Women in America’s boardrooms made strides as corporations shuffled their mostly White and male lineups in the face of the historic pushback in 2020.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Tall soldiers in bearskin caps shuffled a few inches to the left, or right, to give the parade its proper visual proportions.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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In contrast, André Burakovsky and Artyom Levshunov stumbled through forgettable seasons.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Teenage girls, battered in the storm after Joplin High School’s graduation, stumble and limp toward the hospital in pretty summer dresses soaked in blood.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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Grgich stomped grapes at age 3.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
15 May 2026
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International researchers have officially identified Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, a massive dinosaur that has stomped its way into the record books as the largest ever found in Southeast Asia.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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The two finished atop a crowded field that also featured Attorney General Chris Carr and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who both struggled to break through in a GOP contest overshadowed by the feud between the two front-runners.—
Greg Bluestein,
AJC.com,
20 May 2026
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Mergers might encourage other states to offer similar programs as a way of funnelling more students into struggling four-year campuses.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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“Trudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trudge. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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