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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
Just trudged over to talk to Darren Rizzi on the sideline.
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Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025
Betts trudged through the worst slump of his career and in the middle of such a difficult summer, Betts then lost his stepfather.
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Just before noon on July 20, 2025, an Italian mountaineer named Marco Confortola trudged to the summit of 26,509-foot Gasherbrum I in Pakistan.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 30 Oct. 2025
Tour rookie Soren Kjeldsen of Denmark trudged through the past three weeks but said Sunday the conditions were a part of golf.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
The pair had been seen speaking together as the relief pitcher trudged off the field.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 10 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
Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025
Betts trudged through the worst slump of his career and in the middle of such a difficult summer, Betts then lost his stepfather.
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Just before noon on July 20, 2025, an Italian mountaineer named Marco Confortola trudged to the summit of 26,509-foot Gasherbrum I in Pakistan.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 30 Oct. 2025
Tour rookie Soren Kjeldsen of Denmark trudged through the past three weeks but said Sunday the conditions were a part of golf.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
The pair had been seen speaking together as the relief pitcher trudged off the field.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 10 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trudged
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In September, Spotify added the ability to free users search for and play specific songs, rather than being forced to head directly to shuffled playlists or albums, though users were limited to one song at a time before the app started to shuffle.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Royals shuffled their hitting department after the 2025 season concluded.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Avs stumbled out of the starting blocks the past two seasons.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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Three years ago, two Sudanese men stumbled into a police station in the desert town of Tazirbu.—
Mick Krever,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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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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At Stella McCartney, a pair of slouchy patent leather square-toe boots stomped down the catwalk.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
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Footage of the crash showed a towering wave of smoke and flames billowing skyward near the airport after the low-flying plane struggled to climb and then erupted into an enormous fireball on impact.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Memphis struggled out of the gate on Friday night against a motivated Tulane Green Wave team that suffered an upset loss to UTSA in Week 10.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Trudged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trudged. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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