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as in shuffled
to move heavily or clumsily
flooded residents who were forced to trudge through waist-deep water
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as in stumbled
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 trudged
Claus trudged to the monitor, watched the foul on an agonizing loop and promptly handed Balogun a red card.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
The next morning a young man, who Colocousis said showed up in a Jeep with New York plates, trudged across a thin layer of snow to his doorstep.
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ABC News,
30 June 2026
Instead of getting the victory at the 2025 Travelers Championship, Fleetwood, after a messy three-putt bogey at the 72nd hole opened the door for a Keegan Bradley walk-off birdie, trudged away with his sixth runner-up finish.
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Nick Pietruszkiewicz,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2026
After a verbal altercation, Zidane headbutted Marco Materazzi, giving Argentine referee Horacio Elizondo no choice but to wave a red card at the Frenchman, who trudged off the pitch and past the World Cup trophy in the last act of his playing career.
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George Edwards,
New York Times,
21 June 2026
The polarizing organization trudged through a corruption trial and attempted to file for bankruptcy in the past decade.
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Stephen Gutowski,
Washington Post,
16 June 2026
Japanese police trudged through deep mud on Thursday in another unsuccessful day searching for a missing Auburn University student, who vanished after an argument with family over artificial intelligence.
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David K. Li,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
Putin ‘trying to erase Ukraine into a graveyard’ Charred cars were buried under rubble and people trudged through a debris-laden landscape in Kyiv on Tuesday.
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Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
Earlier this year, 27,000 runners trudged through the city on a course that wound from Dodger Stadium to Century City.
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James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
The next morning a young man, who Colocousis said showed up in a Jeep with New York plates, trudged across a thin layer of snow to his doorstep.
—
ABC News,
30 June 2026
Instead of getting the victory at the 2025 Travelers Championship, Fleetwood, after a messy three-putt bogey at the 72nd hole opened the door for a Keegan Bradley walk-off birdie, trudged away with his sixth runner-up finish.
—
Nick Pietruszkiewicz,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2026
After a verbal altercation, Zidane headbutted Marco Materazzi, giving Argentine referee Horacio Elizondo no choice but to wave a red card at the Frenchman, who trudged off the pitch and past the World Cup trophy in the last act of his playing career.
—
George Edwards,
New York Times,
21 June 2026
The polarizing organization trudged through a corruption trial and attempted to file for bankruptcy in the past decade.
—
Stephen Gutowski,
Washington Post,
16 June 2026
Japanese police trudged through deep mud on Thursday in another unsuccessful day searching for a missing Auburn University student, who vanished after an argument with family over artificial intelligence.
—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
Putin ‘trying to erase Ukraine into a graveyard’ Charred cars were buried under rubble and people trudged through a debris-laden landscape in Kyiv on Tuesday.
—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
Earlier this year, 27,000 runners trudged through the city on a course that wound from Dodger Stadium to Century City.
—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trudged
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Sarah was sent to a mental hospital, and the boys were shuffled among family members, ending up with their penniless grandmother in Kentucky.
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As soon as the game wrapped up, those guests shuffled out, and hours later were replaced by a rowdier group ordering shots at the bar, dancing to 2000s hits in front of the DJ booth and smoking vape pens on the outdoor patio.
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The day after the earthquakes, some volunteers stumbled upon a 7-year-old boy named Mateo, shirtless and covered in debris, sitting by himself on a sidewalk in La Guaira.
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Scientists have stumbled on a rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica, tucked away for decades in a drawer.
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On Monday night, a 39-year-old man wearing a Spurs jersey was stomped and punched after Game 3 while walking down West 47th Street, about 15 blocks from the arena.
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It's been 33 years since Jurassic Park first stomped into theaters, and blockbusters haven't been the same since.
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Germany, whose 10 goals in the group stage were tied for the most of any team, struggled to find a way through Paraguay's 4-5-1 setup.
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Even as her body struggled, Gifford noted her sense of humor never disappeared.
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“Trudged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trudged. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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