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as in shuffling
to move heavily or clumsily
flooded residents who were forced to trudge through waist-deep water
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as in stumbling
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 trudging
Lewis Dunk trudging off miserably down the tunnel at full time reflected the Brighton disappointment.
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Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
The ones on sleds congregated on the side table in the dining room, which had a surface of snow-like white marble, and the ones lugging sacks occupied the living room coffee table, as though trudging down from the North Pole.
—Andrew Solomon, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2024
The Dakota boots are armored in waterproof rubber and have a rugged outsole, so trudging through sleet and snow is no issue.
—Emily Weaver, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
Essentially, a slowing job market and economic conditions that are still too tight for comfort mean hiring is likely to keep trudging for a while longer.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
My boots were dusty from trudging through vineyards.
—Megan Lloyd, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
His England side though barely got out of second gear in South Africa and were eliminated from the 2010 World Cup in the round of 16 after trudging through the group stage with draws against the USA and Algeria.
—Steve Price, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
In an apparent violation of the rules, two women in red vests were trudging along on the tundra itself.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Neighbors came to the family’s rescue trudging through the storm wearing headlamps, Jones said.
—Chris Boyette, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
The ones on sleds congregated on the side table in the dining room, which had a surface of snow-like white marble, and the ones lugging sacks occupied the living room coffee table, as though trudging down from the North Pole.
—Andrew Solomon, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2024
The Dakota boots are armored in waterproof rubber and have a rugged outsole, so trudging through sleet and snow is no issue.
—Emily Weaver, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
Essentially, a slowing job market and economic conditions that are still too tight for comfort mean hiring is likely to keep trudging for a while longer.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
My boots were dusty from trudging through vineyards.
—Megan Lloyd, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
His England side though barely got out of second gear in South Africa and were eliminated from the 2010 World Cup in the round of 16 after trudging through the group stage with draws against the USA and Algeria.
—Steve Price, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
In an apparent violation of the rules, two women in red vests were trudging along on the tundra itself.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Neighbors came to the family’s rescue trudging through the storm wearing headlamps, Jones said.
—Chris Boyette, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trudging
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But the $12 billion decline in his fortune has more to do with asset shuffling than stock price movement.Julie Goldenberg, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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James has been shuffling back and forth between the NBA and the G League.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Key young players struggling Tortorella isn’t wrong that Michkov has seemed to hit a wall of late.Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Amid a torrent of alarming headlines calling out rising sea temperatures, melting ice sheets and struggling coral reefs, new discoveries about our ocean sparked wonder.Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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On June 1, she was charged with beating and stomping a woman inside Webb’s Bronx apartment building that day.John Annese, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
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The pounding of Mary’s heartbeat becomes the stomping feet of the crowd at the high school.Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Trudging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trudging. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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