tromped

Definition of trompednext
past tense of tromp
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as in stamped
to tread on heavily so as to crush or injure the kids tromped my flowers to smithereens

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as in strolled
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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tromped
Verb
  • Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents stomped around here like rabid Goths wearing bearskin vests.
    Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Frustration boiled over on the Huskies’ sideline as Hurley stomped his foot and earned a technical foul from referee James Breeding with 12 and a half minutes left in the half.
    Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • For 10 minutes, Boyd took in the scene as the flags whipped above the center-field scoreboard, Cubs infielders took grounders and stadium workers finished final preparations before 39,712 fans streamed into the ballpark.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
  • This pizza has soppressata, whipped ricotta and drizzles of hot honey.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • On Monday, Rangers manager Skip Schumaker strolled to the mound in the fifth inning to tell his pitcher Carter Baumler something.
    Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Madison Booker set the Longhorns' scoring record for the NCAA Tournament as Texas shook off an early test from Oregon and strolled to 100-58 victory at Moody Center.
    Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 22 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Rumor has it the fashion crowd licked the shelves clean in Paris as soon as the first designs hit stores.
    Christina Holevas, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Of course, the flue was closed, so the fire licked up the walls, left a smell like the fall, like ancient smokehouses and dung.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • After the offense was shut out on four hits in Tuesday night’s 2-0 loss to the Angels, Counsell shuffled the lineup.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Instead, Meyerson was shuffled to three different ALFs in six months — from Hialeah to Kendall to Homestead.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Crumbled sidewalks were replaced by planks that covered the sludge that concealed the ancient wood fretwork that buried the bones of the metropolis and its people.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Neither the bull nor the cowboy gave in, and they were buried together, so the song goes.
    Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Murphy snapped the shot just as the seraphic straggler picked his head up to get a sense of his bearings, then later sauntered back to rejoin his comrades.
    Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Mar. 2026
  • So there sauntered Judge, one of the most stoic sluggers in a sport full of them.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Old timers can recall when clockwork storms pounded in the summer and drizzled in the winter.
    Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The fort stood high above the river, where fearsome artillery was able to turn back the Union gunboats that had pounded low-lying Fort Henry into submission.
    Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Tromped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tromped. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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