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as in to shuffle
to move heavily or clumsily
flooded residents who were forced to trudge through waist-deep water
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as in to stumble
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 trudge
And as his fellow nominees have trudged through the Q&As, Chalamet has largely eschewed the traditional banalities of awards season.
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Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
From hiking in Patagonia to trudging through snow in the ski valley, these boots have kept my feet warm, dry, and blister-free.
—Hannah Freedman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2025
Men will literally trudge through the jungle to get Lesley Manville to give them ayahuasca instead of going to therapy, etc.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2025
After the unsuccessful attempt, the seat stealer grabbed her three personal items and trudged four rows back to sit across from the OP.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
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Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
From hiking in Patagonia to trudging through snow in the ski valley, these boots have kept my feet warm, dry, and blister-free.
—Hannah Freedman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2025
Men will literally trudge through the jungle to get Lesley Manville to give them ayahuasca instead of going to therapy, etc.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2025
After the unsuccessful attempt, the seat stealer grabbed her three personal items and trudged four rows back to sit across from the OP.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trudge
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But experts encourage borrowers to take at least one step to protect themselves while personnel and programs at ED get shuffled around or canceled: keep a record.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2025
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Injuries have forced him to shuffle his lineup, yet the Celtics haven’t missed a beat.—
Don Yaeger,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Everything will then be sold – unless he’s stumbled across a famous ball.—
Don Riddell,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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The main character, a married artist in her mid-forties, sets out from her Los Angeles home, stumbles into a psychosexual dynamic with a young rental-car attendee, and decides to remodel a motel room into a love nest.—
Jennifer Wilson,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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Don’t be surprised if a herd of wild horses stomps their way through your campsite.—
Wendy Altschuler,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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But to have her kind of stomping through the hallways again?—
Josh Wigler,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Feb. 2025
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England have struggled at the latter position in recent years, and with Newcastle United’s Lewis Hall out injured until next season, Spence could be Tuchel’s best option there already.—
Oliver Kay,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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Still, with fewer employees, the department may struggle to meet the demands of a growing number of applicants.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Trudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trudge. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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