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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
That arduous tome was stuffed to the brim with interpersonal conflict as the characters trudged through the woods, leaving the reader wondering if the end was truly in sight.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 May 2025
Ruben Amorim trudged slowly onto the pitch, first making his way to his victorious adversary but putting into their embrace a fraction of the enthusiasm that Ange Postecoglou offered.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 22 May 2025
When the final buzzer sounded on a 124-94 series-clinching victory by the Thunder, the Timberwolves trudged off the court with a stain on an otherwise impressive season.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 29 May 2025
The founders of Chime trudged into Amino Capital's bare-bones office early one Saturday morning in the summer of 2013, steeling themselves for disappointment.
—Stephen Pastis, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 May 2025
Ruben Amorim trudged slowly onto the pitch, first making his way to his victorious adversary but putting into their embrace a fraction of the enthusiasm that Ange Postecoglou offered.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 22 May 2025
When the final buzzer sounded on a 124-94 series-clinching victory by the Thunder, the Timberwolves trudged off the court with a stain on an otherwise impressive season.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 29 May 2025
The founders of Chime trudged into Amino Capital's bare-bones office early one Saturday morning in the summer of 2013, steeling themselves for disappointment.
—Stephen Pastis, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trudge
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Nicolo Barella would often drop between Stefan de Vrij and right centre-back Matteo Darmian or pull wide outside of Urawa’s defensive block to kickstart Inter’s possession, meaning the Japanese side were comfortable shuffling from side to side with the game in front of them.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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The latest major example of this reliable horror subgenre shuffling (or in this case running) into theaters is 28 Years Later.—
James Grebey,
Time,
20 June 2025
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After seven years of searching the West for the perfect place to call home, Northern California author and wellness practitioner Osha Reader stumbled upon her peaceful High Sierra retreat by chance.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
28 June 2025
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After making it around the corner of a nearby Taco Bell, Muller appears to stumble, the footage shows.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2025
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The dinos will stomp back into theaters just in time to set off major fireworks at the Fourth of July holiday, or at least that’s the hope.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2025
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To close out the show, Megan stomped down the catwalk in the Dipped in Gold One-Piece from her swimwear collection, made in collaboration with Walmart.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
30 May 2025
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On offense, the Red Sox have predictably struggled without Devers’ bat in the lineup.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Though several Democrats are starting to make moves toward 2028, liberals have struggled with the lack of a main character to match Trump's political moxie the way then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi did in his first term.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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“Trudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trudge. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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