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Recent Examples of galumph Another way in which people’s carbon footprints become especially galumphing is through air travel, notably in first class. The Economist, 28 Dec. 2019 There used to be campus dogs galumphing around the quad, fat on a diet of student pizza and potato chips. Beth Thames , al, 30 Oct. 2019 There are also stretches of galumphing humor that go on too long. Anthony Tommasini, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2018 North Carolina’s Luke Maye launched it in desperation and off-balance, with all of the grace of a grandpa galumphing through a three-legged race. Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 18 Feb. 2018 His margin may well have been provided by the FBI and U.S. intelligence establishment’s galumphing intervention in the Hillary Clinton email matter. Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2017 The problem for Besson's movie, besides the problems with the movie itself, is its late arrival, galumphing into theaters so many years after so many recyclers and copycats. Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 20 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for galumph
Verb
  • Instead, tattooed servers shuffle around under dim lighting to a Phoebe Bridgers soundtrack.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Under moonlight, the six men shuffled to the village church.
    Prianka Srinivasan Matthew Abbott, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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  • The Kiki Platform Mary Jane Few shoes have stomped their way into the fashion lexicon quite as rapidly as Marc Jacobs’s Kiki platforms.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Witnesses on the flight told authorities Augustin was stomping, yelling, shaking and being incoherent, the document continued.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
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  • With Pochettino watching from the sidelines, the national team stumbled through its second lifeless loss in four days Sunday, falling to Canada 2-1 in the third place game of the CONCACAF Nations League before a tiny, mostly quiet crowd at SoFi Stadium.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Warning: Spoilers ahead for Severance Ever since Helly and Mark stumbled upon a room filled with goats in Season 1 of Severance, fans have been wondering why Lumon is raising these animals in their walls.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025

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“Galumph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galumph. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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