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as in shuffled
to move heavily or clumsily
came stomping up the stairs and tossed her backpack on the bed
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Recent Examples of stomped
On Monday night, a 39-year-old man wearing a Spurs jersey was stomped and punched after Game 3 while walking down West 47th Street, about 15 blocks from the arena.
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Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
It's been 33 years since Jurassic Park first stomped into theaters, and blockbusters haven't been the same since.
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Huntley Woods,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
Two suspects are being sought in a horrific homicide in which police allege a mother of four was beaten with bricks and stomped to death during a robbery in North Philadelphia.
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Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
The emphasis on winning to keep kids signed up and continue making money has stomped creativity out of American players, who are encouraged to play safely to ensure results instead of developing a players’ feel for the game.
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Andy Yamashita,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2026
Evidence presented at trial showed Wallace threw the victim to the ground, repeatedly punched and stomped him, and searched his pockets before taking his wallet and other belongings, the DA’s office said.
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Bay City News Service,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
The accordionist stomped sideways under the stage lights, sweat running down his temples, looking like Angus Young sans schoolboy shorts.
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Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
Finally, after my sister had been hacking away for three minutes or so, one man stood, stared, anger evident on his face, and stomped away.
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Tom Levenson,
Time,
20 May 2026
James, 83, was stomped to death in April 2019.
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Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
It's been 33 years since Jurassic Park first stomped into theaters, and blockbusters haven't been the same since.
—
Huntley Woods,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
Two suspects are being sought in a horrific homicide in which police allege a mother of four was beaten with bricks and stomped to death during a robbery in North Philadelphia.
—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
The emphasis on winning to keep kids signed up and continue making money has stomped creativity out of American players, who are encouraged to play safely to ensure results instead of developing a players’ feel for the game.
—
Andy Yamashita,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2026
Evidence presented at trial showed Wallace threw the victim to the ground, repeatedly punched and stomped him, and searched his pockets before taking his wallet and other belongings, the DA’s office said.
—
Bay City News Service,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
The accordionist stomped sideways under the stage lights, sweat running down his temples, looking like Angus Young sans schoolboy shorts.
—
Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
Finally, after my sister had been hacking away for three minutes or so, one man stood, stared, anger evident on his face, and stomped away.
—
Tom Levenson,
Time,
20 May 2026
James, 83, was stomped to death in April 2019.
—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stomped
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Sarah was sent to a mental hospital, and the boys were shuffled among family members, ending up with their penniless grandmother in Kentucky.
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As soon as the game wrapped up, those guests shuffled out, and hours later were replaced by a rowdier group ordering shots at the bar, dancing to 2000s hits in front of the DJ booth and smoking vape pens on the outdoor patio.
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The Derya Arms shotgun was stamped that that it was manufactured in the country of Turkey, according to FBI agents who searched the home.
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Each was time-stamped and then photographed and posted on Instagram and Facebook.
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The day after the earthquakes, some volunteers stumbled upon a 7-year-old boy named Mateo, shirtless and covered in debris, sitting by himself on a sidewalk in La Guaira.
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Scientists have stumbled on a rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica, tucked away for decades in a drawer.
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Even Karp’s more intelligible arguments are quickly trampled over as additional intrusive thoughts took the wheel.
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During a recent visit to the Armchair Expert podcast, the 42-year-old Invite director revealed that Goggins, 54, prevented her from getting trampled after she was unexpectedly bucked off her horse while shooting the 2011 space Western.
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But it’s kicked into a higher gear recently after democratic socialists won several New York City congressional primaries last week.
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But it's kicked into a higher gear recently after democratic socialists won several New York City congressional primaries last week.
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The pair’s snow boots tramped the nearly week-old Kansas City snow, two candles clutched in their small hands.
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Virginia Woolf tramped along the Cornish coast; Oliver Sacks was known to swim; Haruki Murakami is an accomplished runner.
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Two of the attackers then smashed the windshield of the news van with a parking cone and damaged the camera before leaving the scene.
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The van’s windows were smashed and a lone orange traffic cone sat on the hood.
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“Stomped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stomped. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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