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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
Now the biggest challenge may be trudging out in the cold, finding Yuengling at your local watering hole and, for newbies, pronouncing the name.
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
All-weather city boots can be a depressing relic of cold and slush, but trudging into January doesn’t have to be such a drag.
—airmail.news, 11 Jan. 2025
The travelers staggered off the train and trudged up to the highway.
—Robert Klara, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
Oyster Bay Tours The tour kicks off on the oyster flats, where guests pull on waders and trudge through tidal muck.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
All-weather city boots can be a depressing relic of cold and slush, but trudging into January doesn’t have to be such a drag.
—airmail.news, 11 Jan. 2025
The travelers staggered off the train and trudged up to the highway.
—Robert Klara, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
Oyster Bay Tours The tour kicks off on the oyster flats, where guests pull on waders and trudge through tidal muck.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for trudge
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trudge
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Smaller breeds take the field in the first quarter, and the lineup shuffles to play the larger breeds in the fourth quarter.—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
8 Feb. 2025
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Just one row above the workers, a group of tourists shuffled along and looked askance at the repair work.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Feb. 2025
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Liv hesitates, does awkward stumble toward her, drops head onto Sally’s shoulder.—
George Saunders,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2025
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But after entering the All-Star break holding a Wild Card, Boston stumbled almost immediately in the second half.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
11 Feb. 2025
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Boston stomped the competition last season en route to winning their record 18th NBA championship.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
1 Feb. 2025
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As the lead-in to headliners Red Clay Strays, 49 Winchester were a hard act to follow, with singer Isaac Gibson stomping about the stage while showing off the wide range of emotion in his voice.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2025
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The Broncos struggled with turnovers from the tip-off but stayed in the game by forcing similar issues out of the Aztecs.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
16 Feb. 2025
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But in a world of limited resources — and in a city struggling mightily just to pay for existing services — policymakers need to make this money go further.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Trudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trudge. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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