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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
After several prayers were recited, Olitzky trudged through snow and took the sign down.
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Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Much has happened since, when the Hornets trudged out of Madison Square Garden with a 6-16 mark.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
In northern O'ahu, members of the National Guard trudged through waist-deep water to help stranded drivers and mudbound homeowners.
—Matt Gutman, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
The six-member jury, which trudged through several delays and an almost three-week change of venue to Miami, reached a decision after only four hours of deliberations over two days.
—Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
But on this afternoon in late February, attendees have trudged through the gray Manhattan slush to see—and, perhaps, be conscripted by—the boy who lived.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
Desperate for water, the horses trudged into the mire, too weak to extract themselves.
—Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
About half of the the 20-some folks who trudged into the club’s Woodland Hills offices were Latino.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Instead, the Garden faithful applause fell on bitter visiting ears as the Rockets trudged to the locker room after a 108-106 collapse.
—Varun Shankar, Houston Chronicle, 22 Feb. 2026
Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Much has happened since, when the Hornets trudged out of Madison Square Garden with a 6-16 mark.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
In northern O'ahu, members of the National Guard trudged through waist-deep water to help stranded drivers and mudbound homeowners.
—Matt Gutman, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
The six-member jury, which trudged through several delays and an almost three-week change of venue to Miami, reached a decision after only four hours of deliberations over two days.
—Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
But on this afternoon in late February, attendees have trudged through the gray Manhattan slush to see—and, perhaps, be conscripted by—the boy who lived.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
Desperate for water, the horses trudged into the mire, too weak to extract themselves.
—Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
About half of the the 20-some folks who trudged into the club’s Woodland Hills offices were Latino.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Instead, the Garden faithful applause fell on bitter visiting ears as the Rockets trudged to the locker room after a 108-106 collapse.
—Varun Shankar, Houston Chronicle, 22 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trudged
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After the offense was shut out on four hits in Tuesday night’s 2-0 loss to the Angels, Counsell shuffled the lineup.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Instead, Meyerson was shuffled to three different ALFs in six months — from Hialeah to Kendall to Homestead.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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An Easter Sunday celebration at a Long Beach, California park took a disturbing turn when a person searching for hidden eggs stumbled upon a human skull partially buried in dense brush.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
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In trading Angel Reese yesterday, this franchise stumbled upon a crossroad.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents stomped around here like rabid Goths wearing bearskin vests.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
28 Mar. 2026
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Frustration boiled over on the Huskies’ sideline as Hurley stomped his foot and earned a technical foul from referee James Breeding with 12 and a half minutes left in the half.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2026
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The four-seam fastball was better, that’s something he’s struggled with the command of.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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He was signed with Växjö in the SHL and dominated with their J20 team, but struggled early on in the season, resulting in a loan to Nybro in the second-tier HockeyAllsvenskan.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Trudged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trudged. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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