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as in shuffled
to move heavily or clumsily
flooded residents who were forced to trudge through waist-deep water
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as in stumbled
to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually
no expert on taxes, I spent the whole weekend trudging through government forms
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Recent Examples of trudged
Expressionless, Watkins trudged off at full time.
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Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Kohli trudged off the SCG once again looking defeated, a diminished figure that looked jarring for one of cricket's most intimidating players.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Messi, meanwhile, trudged back to the center circle with his head down.
—Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
Snow flurries filled the air as the two women trudged up the steps to the Oak Park home of Bob and Jennifer Quinlan, who stood by their Christmas tree to fill out and sign affidavits.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2024
Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Kohli trudged off the SCG once again looking defeated, a diminished figure that looked jarring for one of cricket's most intimidating players.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Messi, meanwhile, trudged back to the center circle with his head down.
—Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
Snow flurries filled the air as the two women trudged up the steps to the Oak Park home of Bob and Jennifer Quinlan, who stood by their Christmas tree to fill out and sign affidavits.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trudged
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Analysts at Mizuho shuffled up its top picks in a note Monday.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
6 Jan. 2025
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Stop Scripting Development Employees need to grow into opportunities, not be shuffled into roles.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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The Bears offense struggled under coordinator Shane Waldron, so he was fired.—
Kevin Fishbain,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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When Barbra Streisand struggled with the replacement orchestrations during a recording session, the conductor had Cullen’s original scores on hand.—
Darryn King,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Trudged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trudged. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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