1
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
Meanwhile, Paramount has shown little inclination of quietly trudging off into the sunset, as was made clear by the complaints the company’s attorneys lodged yesterday.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 Dec. 2025
From 2011 to 2013, Pro Idioms campaigners trudged from hamlet to hamlet, insisting that the canton didn’t have the authority to dictate.
—Simon Akam, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
As Belichick and the Tar Heels trudge through a disappointing first season together, speculation has also continued to spread that both sides are looking to part ways less than one year into his five-year deal worth $10 million per season.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
Those anger issues are what attract the heads of the network when our man makes the trudge down to the game-show recruiting office.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 Dec. 2025
From 2011 to 2013, Pro Idioms campaigners trudged from hamlet to hamlet, insisting that the canton didn’t have the authority to dictate.
—Simon Akam, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
As Belichick and the Tar Heels trudge through a disappointing first season together, speculation has also continued to spread that both sides are looking to part ways less than one year into his five-year deal worth $10 million per season.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
Those anger issues are what attract the heads of the network when our man makes the trudge down to the game-show recruiting office.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trudge
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Even with my winter boots and sturdy soles, caution dictates a short stride, a shuffling gait end eyes riveted to the slippery ground.—
Thomas Cangelosi,
Hartford Courant,
4 Jan. 2026
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First, the sophomore shuffled back into coverage after showing A-gap pressure to intercept a Bryce Underwood pass over the middle of the field, ending a key fourth-quarter drive.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Jan. 2026
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Government agencies and businesses that invest in this training, and that insist every critical number survives a deterministic check, will capture AI's benefits without stumbling into its blind spots.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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Dodge, still suffering the consequences of axing the popular previous generations of Charger and Challenger muscle cars, saw sales stumble down 28% compared with the previous year.—
Liam Rappleye,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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As the latter stomped down the catwalk, Anok gave Gabbriette a makeshift haircut.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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And the Broncos proceeded to stomp Dallas into the turf at Empower Field for four quarters Sunday in a 44-24 drubbing, their best end-to-end performance of the year.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
27 Oct. 2025
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And problems continue despite the flight cancellations designed to relieve stress on controllers struggling to deal with the shutdown.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Entry-level workers experiment freely and the C-suite sees strategic value, yet middle managers often struggle to bridge the gap.—
Feon Ang,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Trudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trudge. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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