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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
During a recent visit by Fortune, Haushalter trudged through her muddy post-rain fields in high rubber boots.
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Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 6 May 2026
When the game ended, following Mosley’s postgame comments to the team, Suggs trudged in his flip-flops to the team’s therapy areas.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Messi trudged off the field quickly and headed straight to the locker room, in no mood for post-game salutations.
—Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
People in evening wear trudged down the street, most with a phone to their ear.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
When a tire blows out or the engine overheats, fewer than one person a day in the last year has gotten out of their car on the side of the freeway and trudged to a call box.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026
Veronica, a pug with a spiky pink collar, trudged alongside her sister Betty, a thirteen-year-old hound, in Princeton one recent wet morning.
—Gabriel Debenedetti, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 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
Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 6 May 2026
When the game ended, following Mosley’s postgame comments to the team, Suggs trudged in his flip-flops to the team’s therapy areas.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Messi trudged off the field quickly and headed straight to the locker room, in no mood for post-game salutations.
—Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
People in evening wear trudged down the street, most with a phone to their ear.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
When a tire blows out or the engine overheats, fewer than one person a day in the last year has gotten out of their car on the side of the freeway and trudged to a call box.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026
Veronica, a pug with a spiky pink collar, trudged alongside her sister Betty, a thirteen-year-old hound, in Princeton one recent wet morning.
—Gabriel Debenedetti, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trudged
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Shielded by her team, Cardi B shuffled out to the street, a blob of black nylon.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Women in America’s boardrooms made strides as corporations shuffled their mostly White and male lineups in the face of the historic pushback in 2020.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Love Island had shifted what had previously been an unshakable self-identification and stumbled into comic profundity.—
Anna Peele,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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The Dodgers might have stumbled upon a way to keep Shohei Ohtani performing well on the mound and at the plate this season.—
Michael Huntley,
Oc Register,
17 May 2026
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Grgich stomped grapes at age 3.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
15 May 2026
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International researchers have officially identified Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, a massive dinosaur that has stomped its way into the record books as the largest ever found in Southeast Asia.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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The promotion remains the sport’s undeniable leader, but has struggled to find a new generation of mainstream stars since Rousey and Conor McGregor in the 2010s.—
Mark Puleo,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Advertisement Two more moderate candidates, state senator Sharif Street and pediatric surgeon Ala Stanford, split votes and struggled to catch fire.—
Julia Terruso,
Time,
20 May 2026
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“Trudged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trudged. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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