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as in to shuffle
to move heavily or clumsily
the seemingly endless parade finally ended, and the drummers and tuba players stumped wearily to their buses
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Recent Examples of stump
Nate Jones, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2025
Dukakis won high marks as a political campaigner during her husband's 1988 presidential efforts, stumping tirelessly for him.
—Associated Press, TIME, 22 Mar. 2025
Larry Dablemont, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2025
Drilling vertically into ice and extracting a core is akin to measuring how old a tree is by counting a stump’s rings.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Clearly, there was love for Nickel Boys in the Academy as a whole, but I’m stumped by what the cinematographers aren’t seeing here.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2025
Dukakis won high marks as a political campaigner during her husband's 1988 presidential efforts, stumping tirelessly for him.
—Associated Press, TIME, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
The beautiful forested ridge is now an ugly scar, a desert of stumps and slash.
—Larry Dablemont, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2025
Drilling vertically into ice and extracting a core is akin to measuring how old a tree is by counting a stump’s rings.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stump
Verb
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Instead, tattooed servers shuffle around under dim lighting to a Phoebe Bridgers soundtrack.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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Under moonlight, the six men shuffled to the village church.—
Prianka Srinivasan Matthew Abbott,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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This was the puzzle: The Torch and the Treasure A Bridge Puzzle of Strategy, Speed... and Stolen Gold Five daring fantasy thieves—a nimble Elf, a sneaky Goblin, a fleet-footed Satyr, a gruff Dwarf, and a hulking Troll—have just pulled off the heist of the century.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Choose from neutral classics, trend-forward metallics, or even daring pops of color—whatever your mood fancies.—
Kristina Rutkowski,
Vogue,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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If there is any residue or stuck-on hairpspray on the straightener, these will transfer to the clothing item and pose a larger problem than the wrinkles.—
Emily Williams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Mar. 2025
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The repercussions opened the door for a cyclone of experiences that left more residue of trauma in her life in its aftermath.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Essence,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Kiki Platform Mary Jane Few shoes have stomped their way into the fashion lexicon quite as rapidly as Marc Jacobs’s Kiki platforms.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
18 Mar. 2025
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Witnesses on the flight told authorities Augustin was stomping, yelling, shaking and being incoherent, the document continued.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Spoelstra unsuccessfully challenged that second Adebayo foul, left without a challenge the balance of the night.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2025
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Our stories are sharp, fearless, and unafraid to challenge convention.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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When Todd tries to coax him out of the car, Indy at first refuses, displaying the sort of common sense that humans in horror films too often lack.—
Frank Scheck,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Mar. 2025
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Traffic congestion, air, water and noise pollution, excessive plastic usage, flooding, and unsatisfactory refuse collection processes, are just some of the problems the Thai capital has to contend with.—
Isabelle Kliger,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Forty-two years later, during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, Steves stumbled upon his diary, rereading passages about his formative trip.—
Laura Manske,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article The morning after his fifth suicide attempt, Rick Fisher stumbled to a church and pounded on the doors.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The residuals of the Caitlin Clark Effect have been fierce competition on the floor with admiration, respect and humanity off it.—
Scott Dochterman,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
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The contracts also include new streaming residuals to address a $670 million shortfall in the pension and health plans, which are largely funded by hourly contributions and thus took a hit due to last year’s six-month work stoppage.—
Carolyn Giardina,
Variety,
18 July 2024
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“Stump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stump. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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