Definition of trompnext
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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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Recent Examples of tromp At the dawn of the 20th century, a logger played by Joel Edgerton tromps through the woods cutting down timber that will build a country which is rapidly leaving him behind. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026 The Danish-made felt boots with rubber soles have proven to be the ideal inside-outside shoe, with ankle-high coverage that adds just enough protection to tromp around through a light dusting of snow or stroll along a woodsy trail. — Lily Ritter, Outside, 18 Nov. 2025 Our picks are based on first-hand experience testing in the field on real trips (alas, we don't get paid to tromp around the wilderness). — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2024 Then, as people prepared to file out into the freezing night, many first stopped to tromp on the fake snow and greet the tall human tree — who obliged by shaking his branches. — Jocelyn Noveck, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for tromp
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tromp
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  • The answer isn’t between stomping the gas pedal or leaving the car parked.
    — Bob Ackerman, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Handclaps, stomping percussion and a communal chorus create the kind of infectious energy that naturally gets people moving.
    — qygwork, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026
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  • Philbrick, a seasoned and popular chronicler of the American past, is equally concerned with those who got trampled by the rush as with those who rode it to astonishing heights of wealth and influence.
    — Richard Kreitner, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The danger involved in those crossings was clear on Monday when a 10-year-old child and two women died, apparently trampled to death on a boat packed with more than 100 people.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
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  • The Super-Kamiokande experiment, an enormous 110 million-pound (50-kiloton) vessel of ultrapure water buried under a mountain in Japan, discovered in 1998 that neutrinos produced in the atmosphere were oscillating.
    — Doug Cowen, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The infrastructure is buried underground, already doing its work for the citizens.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
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  • This is cinéma du doomscrolling at its funniest and its doomiest, generating the sort of laughs usually experienced by those strolling toward the gallows.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Fresh off a meeting, Zach Harrison strolled through the Falcons’ locker room and felt his phone buzz.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 3 Oct. 2026
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  • The Sox move on to Cleveland while the Cubs come home to lick their wounds.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The Bombers beat the Red Sox 9-2 in Game 2 after winning the series opening game 9-0, sending New England’s hardball heroes home to lick their wounds until next spring.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026
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  • Ivey and his partner persuaded the Crockfords dealer to rotate the high-value cards 180 degrees before shuffling them back into the pack, citing some obscure superstition as justification.
    — Kit Chellel, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
  • In the midst of the rush to finish my syllabi and opening week assignments, as my husband shuffled the kids into their sneakers and Crocs and the car for one last back-to-school outing, everything stopped.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
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  • Bella chews him out for punching Angus in the face right before Angus’s big presentation, which Johnny knew about because they were supposed to throw a return supper for him, a dinner Johnny was supposed to cook.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Victories by Germany’s AfD in state elections have thrown the viability of the country’s government into doubt, while France’s National Rally is the odds-on favorite to win next year’s presidential election.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
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  • Dixie D’Amelio sauntered in wearing a shimmering black Gucci dress.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026
  • From Carol Burnett to Cher, Tina Turner, Lola Falana, Diana Ross and Elton John, one had to embody a particular level of confidence to saunter and shimmy across the stage and red carpet in one of his iconic, over-the-top beaded concoctions.
    — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026

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“Tromp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tromp. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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