as in to stomp
to tread on heavily so as to crush or injure
Isabel looked out her window and beheld the neighbor's Labrador retriever trampling her begonias
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Recent Examples of trample
These bases will undoubtedly be trampled under the feet of the Syrian youth.
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) January 1, 2025
Newsweek reached out to the Iranian Mission to the United Nations and the Pentagon for comment via email.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
Four people in the crowd died including one shot dead by police; and another believed trampled to death by other rioters.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 21 Jan. 2025
The swarm of celebration around the Sydney Thunder opener after Khawaja's wicket was also trampling over the Spirit Of Cricket guidelines.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
But while that decision − Ginsberg v. New York − focused on the rights of minors, the court’s 2004 decision – Ashcroft v. ACLU – turned on whether adults’ rights were trampled in the process of protecting minors.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
Four people in the crowd died including one shot dead by police; and another believed trampled to death by other rioters.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 21 Jan. 2025
The swarm of celebration around the Sydney Thunder opener after Khawaja's wicket was also trampling over the Spirit Of Cricket guidelines.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
But while that decision − Ginsberg v. New York − focused on the rights of minors, the court’s 2004 decision – Ashcroft v. ACLU – turned on whether adults’ rights were trampled in the process of protecting minors.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Trample.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trample. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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