stomp on
phrasal verb
stomped on; stomping on; stomps on
: to step on (something or someone) very forcefully
He stomped on the bug.
I stomped on the brakes.
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Police said the suspect punched the victim in the face and took their property, and stomped on the victim's head before the victim was eventually able to leave the train car.
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Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
The furor over the post — and perhaps more strikingly, the chaotic backtracking — reflect a new moment for a president who spent a year stomping on norms without evident consequences.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Don't stomp on the brake — that will lock the wheels and allow the car to skid.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 26 Jan. 2026
The last time military jackets were in style, Kate Moss was stomping on the runways and through the fields of Glastonbury, pairing it with denim cut-offs and itsy-bitsy tank tops.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
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Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
The furor over the post — and perhaps more strikingly, the chaotic backtracking — reflect a new moment for a president who spent a year stomping on norms without evident consequences.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Don't stomp on the brake — that will lock the wheels and allow the car to skid.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 26 Jan. 2026
The last time military jackets were in style, Kate Moss was stomping on the runways and through the fields of Glastonbury, pairing it with denim cut-offs and itsy-bitsy tank tops.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Stomp on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stomp%20on. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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