trudged

past tense of trudge

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of trudged The pair had been seen speaking together as the relief pitcher trudged off the field. Ben Church, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025 Early on the morning of September 26, the 86-year-old Spanish alpinist trudged to the top of the 8,163-meter (26,782-foot) mountain, making history as the oldest person ever to reach the top of a peak over 8,000 meters. Owen Clarke, Outside, 6 Oct. 2025 Hair disheveled, a dazed and bewildered look in his eyes, the coach trudged into his own dressing room to regroup and get a rundown of a growing list of injuries. Mike Jones, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025 But for the first time this year — as was determined before the Carolina Panthers trudged off the field 1-3 wearing their 42-13 loss to the New England Patriots — turnover-free football wasn’t enough. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 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 Behind the provisional stage, cars passed by and buses trudged along to their next stop while passengers glanced curiously at the impromptu rock show that shut the street down. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025 These were tiny towns where restaurants serve breakfast with eggs supplied by on-property chickens and eagles are visible on mosquito-laden trails that railroad cars once trudged. Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025 Wiley and her group trudged through the murky water in the morning, feet squelching in the muck. Jack Prator, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trudged
Verb
  • Doctors shuffled her between units — labor and delivery, then other departments — but never ordered a CT scan.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The Sharks also shuffled their defense pairs for Monday’s practice, with Dmitry Orlov and Mario Ferraro forming the top line, Nick Leddy with Timothy Liljegren, and Sam Dickinson paired with John Klingberg.
    Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Earlier this year a gamer in Ohio stumbled on a collector’s edition of Starfield for just $75.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • According to witnesses, Owens stumbled from the porch and yelled for someone to call 911 before collapsing.
    Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When Empower Field hosted the CONCACAF Nations League final between the United States and Mexico in 2021, the building stomped and shook like a Saturday at College Station, Texas, or Madison, Wis.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Shortly after, another group of gunmen, without any face coverings, arrived at the site, stomped their feet, and stood in a grid formation.
    Yamiche Alcindor, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In recent years, some Wyandotte residents have tried to get the government to delay or cancel its tax sales, which usually happen twice a year, to prevent people who have struggled to pay sky-rocketing property tax bills from losing their family homes.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Colandrea and the Rebels should be able to move the ball against a Boise D that has struggled to get stops, dating all the way back to its season-opening loss to South Florida.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Trudged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trudged. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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