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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
People trudged through heavy snow in several parts of the country to cast their votes.
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Cnbc.com Staff, CNBC, 8 Feb. 2026
Players and staff reloaded onto the team bus and trudged back into the city to hunker down at a hotel for the night.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Feb. 2026
Residents in rain boots trudged through ankle-deep water.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
As the one-point game turned to another postseason blowout, the majority of fans trudged toward the exits with their heads down.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Here, shabby homes enjoyed grand views, tired burros ambled along untethered, and island life trudged on, oblivious to tourism.
—Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
The Rams skipped across the country as a historic 10½-point favorite — biggest postseason spread in modern history — yet trudged home requiring a last-second touchdown pass from the unsinkable Matthew Stafford to a leaping Colby Parkinson.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
That means that the bank can finally sell the land, which has been in limbo while the court case trudged on, to be redeveloped.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 10 Dec. 2025
The trade rumors surrounding Milwaukee Bucks superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo have only intensified as the club's unhappy season has trudged on.
—Ricardo Sandoval, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Cnbc.com Staff, CNBC, 8 Feb. 2026
Players and staff reloaded onto the team bus and trudged back into the city to hunker down at a hotel for the night.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Feb. 2026
Residents in rain boots trudged through ankle-deep water.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
As the one-point game turned to another postseason blowout, the majority of fans trudged toward the exits with their heads down.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Here, shabby homes enjoyed grand views, tired burros ambled along untethered, and island life trudged on, oblivious to tourism.
—Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
The Rams skipped across the country as a historic 10½-point favorite — biggest postseason spread in modern history — yet trudged home requiring a last-second touchdown pass from the unsinkable Matthew Stafford to a leaping Colby Parkinson.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
That means that the bank can finally sell the land, which has been in limbo while the court case trudged on, to be redeveloped.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 10 Dec. 2025
The trade rumors surrounding Milwaukee Bucks superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo have only intensified as the club's unhappy season has trudged on.
—Ricardo Sandoval, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trudged
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That means there aren’t going to be just a few chairs shuffled around; my suspicion is much of the roster likely will be overhauled in the next few years.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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On Thursday afternoon, about 300 people in a mix of puffer coats and fleeces shuffled in place on a line that snaked south along Seventh Avenue to West 10th Street, wrapped around Julius’ and circled back — an Ouroborous.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
12 Feb. 2026
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Shares stumbled last week on news about job openings in December hitting their lowest level in five years as investors tried to assess the health of the economy and figure out whether to cash in on pricey stocks.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Both the Bobcats and Blue Devils have stumbled, and Yale is in a dogfight in the Ivy League.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2026
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The first trailer for this macho survival flick just stomped onto the internet last week with a gung-ho spirit and guns blazing.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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The Seattle Seahawks stomped a mud hole in the New England Patriots.—
Prince J. Grimes,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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The results showed that while standard chemical leaching struggled without gravity to move fluids, the microbes didn’t blink.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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The passenger was able to exit the truck while the suspect, still armed with the knife, struggled with the driver.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Trudged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trudged. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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