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as in to trample
to tread on heavily so as to crush or injure the kids tromped my flowers to smithereens

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as in to stroll
to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure the scouts tromped through the dell, mostly just following the course of the creek

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of tromp This could lead to serious environmental problems as the creatures tromp through fragile ecosystems, outcompete native species and deposit enormous amounts of feces in waterways. Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2023 Christopher McDougall’s Born to Run spurred thousands to tromp through the woods barefoot. Sheon Han February 9, Longreads, 9 Feb. 2023 And these toadlets, which tromp about the mountainous cloud forests of Brazil, are found in leafy habitats where larger ones are not, Pie said, suggesting that their petiteness is in some way essential to their survival there. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 15 June 2022 But many braved the elements and tried to tromp home on foot. Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com, 6 Jan. 2022 See All Example Sentences for tromp
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tromp
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  • Reed and Sue, of course, refuse, so the Fantastic Four try to rally humanity and get ready for Galactus to stomp around Manhattan, Godzilla style.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 22 July 2025
  • The bird didn’t let up until the man basically stomped its head down on the ground and held it there.
    Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 July 2025
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  • Which was of course the straw that started the joke that may have scared the camel now trampling Mr. Colbert and his staff.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
  • Four people in the crowd died including one shot dead by police; and another believed trampled to death by other rioters.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2025
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  • Visualizations, correlation maps and plain-language summaries must be built into the interface—not buried in logs or reserved for advanced users.
    Karthik Sj, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
  • The brothers were buried in a single grave, their white caskets stacked gently atop each other.
    Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2025
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  • Outside of the spa, stroll the Lichtentaler Allee, a famous park dotted with sculptures, rose gardens, and Belle Époque architecture.
    Sofia Markovich, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2025
  • Shelling, also known as beachcombing, is strolling along the seashore in search of seashells.
    Gabi De la Rosa, Southern Living, 24 July 2025
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  • The Boston Celtics are still licking their wounds following the heartbreaking end to the 2024-25 NBA season.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
  • And Lil Wayne agrees by licking my face, which is part of the job description for companion dogs.
    Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 9 July 2025
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  • Fuller has pushed back on these claims by sharing the app's source code for shuffling and dealing virtual cards.
    Andrew Montequin, jsonline.com, 29 July 2025
  • The Dolphins’ shuffling along the offensive line can be viewed through two different prisms.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 July 2025
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  • His brother, Eugene Howard, threw him into a small pool of water, thereby probably saving his life.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 29 July 2025
  • Bivens worked as the bulk guy in a bullpen game, throwing three innings, but Mauricio’s double ended his day.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 28 July 2025
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  • Or, saunter down to Pot&Pan—housed in the building’s former pot and pan factory—where Chef André Coutinho crafts exquisite Portuguese dishes that are both nostalgic and elevated.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
  • Hill and Jalen Ramsey regularly sauntered out to the practice field while the team was already in mid-stretching.
    Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 22 July 2025

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“Tromp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tromp. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.

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