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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
As boos rained down from the Philly crowd and Carter trudged to the locker-room, TV cameras showed Carter appearing to spit at Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.
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Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
O’Farrell’s words skip lightly on some pages, then pace with anxiety, then finally trudge along despairingly.
—The Know, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
In front of me Elis Holmes trudged along, picking out the best going, searching for moose paths that led around the worst of the down stuff, breaking trail through the thimbleberries.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
During interviews for an in-depth Fortune story on KDP published in June, Cofer detailed his strategy for expanding margins and achieving high growth in soft drinks, a field that overall just trudges forward.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
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Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
O’Farrell’s words skip lightly on some pages, then pace with anxiety, then finally trudge along despairingly.
—The Know, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
In front of me Elis Holmes trudged along, picking out the best going, searching for moose paths that led around the worst of the down stuff, breaking trail through the thimbleberries.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
During interviews for an in-depth Fortune story on KDP published in June, Cofer detailed his strategy for expanding margins and achieving high growth in soft drinks, a field that overall just trudges forward.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trudge
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Cooper, an alum of Ralph Lauren and the former creative director of Ash NYC, plans to rotate the displays weekly, mixing in vintage furniture from his studio’s collection and shuffling the assortment so regulars will always find something new.—
Sydney Gore,
Architectural Digest,
29 Sep. 2025
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Typically, at this time, nearly 20 minutes after a game, players are shuffling in and out.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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But there have been some career stumbles recently, a superhero disappointment in particular, that must have complicated Johnson’s conception of his remarkable career.—
Richard Lawson,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Wallen then stumbles to his feet in the middle of the road, as rain pours down, with close-up images showing Wallen in tattered clothes and covered in scrapes and cuts.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Norwegian stomping clear of a defence caught too high up the pitch.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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At Harris Reed, platform Herman Munster shoes stomped and even tripped on the runway.—
Hanna McNeila,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
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In addition to market volatility, Generation X is struggling with inflation.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Hudson’s daughter, Ricky (Perry Mattfield), who works as an assistant coach, is a former track star who lost her confidence after an injury and now struggles to get the other Catfish coaches (including her dad) to take her seriously.—
Kristen Baldwin,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Trudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trudge. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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