Thesaurus results for TRAMPLING

trampling

verb

present participle of trample

as in stomping

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 trampling Today everyday Texans are feeling stressed about the economy, demoralized by an administration that is trampling on our constitution, and fearful that our government is broken beyond repair. —

Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026 According to News Karnataka, eyewitnesses claimed to see the large animal lift the driver with its trunk before trampling and fatally goring him. —

Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026 Bromley are a freight train trampling opponents along their way with physicality, aggression and speed, alongside some occasional sprinkles of finesse. —

Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026 Reduce compaction by aerating and avoid trampling lawns and garden beds when soils are wet. —

Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026 The push by the county to change the law has been hotly criticized by some advocates who accuse government officials of trampling on victims’ rights. —

Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026 This President has been trampling the rule of law from day one. —

Nik Popli, Time, 10 Apr. 2026 But the hippo raced past the tractor, instead trampling the zoo’s director, who was cycling past as part of a regular morning exercise regime. —

Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026 Just remember to pull over safely and avoid trampling the flowers. —

Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026

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Vandenbroucke verifies that the worst way to respond is cranking up your own television or music, stomping your feet, or pounding on the walls or ceiling.

— Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 12 May 2026
We’re treated to a surreal sequence wherein Cassie transforms into the 50-Foot Woman, stomping all over Downtown Los Angeles like a monster movie, which all seems like a pretext for a scene where Sweeney’s giant boobs burst through the windows of a building.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 11 May 2026