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as in to trample
to tread on heavily so as to crush or injure the kids tromped my flowers to smithereens

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as in to stroll
to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure the scouts tromped through the dell, mostly just following the course of the creek

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Recent Examples of tromp Christopher McDougall’s Born to Run spurred thousands to tromp through the woods barefoot. Sheon Han February 9, Longreads, 9 Feb. 2023 And these toadlets, which tromp about the mountainous cloud forests of Brazil, are found in leafy habitats where larger ones are not, Pie said, suggesting that their petiteness is in some way essential to their survival there. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 15 June 2022 But many braved the elements and tried to tromp home on foot. Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com, 6 Jan. 2022 With that many people, having everyone tromp up to the main house to do their business quickly became untenable. Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Nov. 2021 See all Example Sentences for tromp 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tromp
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  • The victim was stabbed in the neck and chest, and was repeatedly punched, kicked and stomped in the apartment on Grand Concourse near E.144th St., the DA stated.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Last week, Wisconsin stomped the Scarlet Knights for 309 rushing yards.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
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  • Additionally, a 26-year-old woman was hospitalized after being trampled as bystanders fled.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
  • In other words, politics and emotion are presently trampling on market prices that, by virtue of them being set in markets, are free of politics and emotion.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The mother picked Willie up, still dripping, the boy’s arm doing a funny thing, his face buried in her neck.
    Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Potted plants can also be buried in the soil, container and all, to provide winter insulation.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
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  • Visit historic mansions, dine at farm-to-table restaurants, sip coffee while strolling the North-South County Trailway—there’s nature, cuisine, art, shopping, and much more, all on offer in these distinctly East Coast locales.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Better still, guests at Battel Hall, can simply stroll back to the house, where the lights have come on and a warm welcome awaits.
    Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Philcox-Littlefield enhanced that attitude by playing a growling baritone guitar instead of the light Memphis soul licks featured in the demo.
    Tom Roland, Billboard, 26 Nov. 2024
  • His red lips are freshly licked, and his eyes shoot out at us as vigorously as his cigar.
    Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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  • In other words, the 2023 offseason was the Celtics' last real shot to shuffle their supporting cast around Brown and Tatum.
    Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • In addition, both received the Order of the British Empire in different years (2003 and 2017, respectively), and some tabloid media are shuffling the possibility of their knighthood.
    Nuria Luis, Glamour, 4 Dec. 2024
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  • And so begins a back-and-forth with the two icons that continues for several minutes, with Curtis eventually throwing herself onto Martindale in a bear hug with a big kiss.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 6 Dec. 2024
  • This cordless electric shovel has a two-in-one design that transforms it into a snow blower that can throw 20 feet.
    Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2024
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  • On Thursday night, a procession of Hollywood's most elite members sauntered up the brick driveway—covered in a beige color carpet—of the Chateau Marmont and were transported to the luxurious world of iconic designer Brunello Cucinelli.
    Paul Chi, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
  • In this rematch, Metcalf will return from a knee injury that cost him two games, and the 49ers’ cornerbacks will be led by Lenoir, who saunters in fresh off Wednesday’s contract extension (five years, $92 million).
    Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024

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“Tromp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tromp. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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