as in to stomp
to tread on heavily so as to crush or injure
Isabel looked out her window and beheld the neighbor's Labrador retriever trampling her begonias
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Recent Examples of trample
Later, Vrabel lined up as a linebacker and nearly was trampled by a group of offensive linemen.
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Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
The young boy of prophecy gets trampled into a brain-dead coma.
—Darren Franich, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
The team suggested that a model of the motions could be used to prevent people from getting crushed or trampled.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2025
It’s left the president’s supporters cheering, but threatens to trample legitimate constitutional concerns.
—The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 29 Jan. 2025
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Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
The young boy of prophecy gets trampled into a brain-dead coma.
—Darren Franich, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
The team suggested that a model of the motions could be used to prevent people from getting crushed or trampled.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2025
It’s left the president’s supporters cheering, but threatens to trample legitimate constitutional concerns.
—The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 29 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for trample
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“Trample.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trample. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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