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as in to shuffle
to move heavily or clumsily
flooded residents who were forced to trudge through waist-deep water
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as in to stumble
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 trudge
In other works, such as Winding Road (1937) and Figure in a Landscape (1939), women trudge through empty countryside, stalked by freak clouds or stunted trees.
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Jeremy Lybarger, ARTnews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Former Everton forward Richarlison did his own emotional lap of his former home — a slow, shirtless, bittersweet trudge back through memory lane — after Tottenham Hotspur’s 3-2 defeat at Goodison in January.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Amid all the chaos, the Pirates are trudging through a mediocre season.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2025
The men trudged through blizzards, across frozen sea and land, dragging 150-pound sleds behind them.
—Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 2 May 2025
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Jeremy Lybarger, ARTnews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Former Everton forward Richarlison did his own emotional lap of his former home — a slow, shirtless, bittersweet trudge back through memory lane — after Tottenham Hotspur’s 3-2 defeat at Goodison in January.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Amid all the chaos, the Pirates are trudging through a mediocre season.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2025
The men trudged through blizzards, across frozen sea and land, dragging 150-pound sleds behind them.
—Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trudge
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The team then trained three seals–Nick, Luca, and Miro–to shuffle into place in front of a large screen and showed them the simulations.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
29 May 2025
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When one of the figures is placed at the top of a ramp, the force of gravity causes the toy to walk down to the bottom by shuffling its legs back and forth.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
23 May 2025
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Per a fan video, at one point during the show, after spinning his microphone and tossing it towards the audience, Joel appeared to stumble, falling backwards and landing on his side.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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No one stumbled into creating a billion dollar company, gingerly broke a world record, or cautiously planned and lived their peak life.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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In a world where we’re constantly reminded that physical media is dead — that the future is just algorithms stomping our faces, forever — the fact that the Criterion Closet has gone viral suggests that all is not lost.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
29 May 2025
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No one could agree on whether the brawl of as many as nine young men was limited to fists or if its participants were also kicking and stomping.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 May 2025
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Throughout the movie, Andy struggles to meet the demands of her job while maintaining her relationship with her boyfriend and co-workers, Emily (Blunt) and Nigel (Tucci).—
Rebecca Aizin,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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That built him a three-shot lead entering Sunday's final round. Midway through his final 18, Scheffler was struggling.—
Kendall Capps,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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“Trudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trudge. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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