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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
Chloe Berger, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
Hurricane Rafael is stumping forecasters Hurricane Rafael made landfall in western Cuba as a Category 3 storm Wednesday, carrying sustained winds of up to 115 mph that brought down the island's electrical grid before the system headed to the Gulf of Mexico — and possibly toward the U.S.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2024
Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2024
Leading up to Election Day, Gov. Moore and Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott both hit the campaign trail nationally to stump for Vice President Kamala Harris.
—Mikenzie Frost, Baltimore Sun, 12 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Musk will tap into his unique ability to improve operations that have so often stumped others.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
Hurricane Rafael is stumping forecasters Hurricane Rafael made landfall in western Cuba as a Category 3 storm Wednesday, carrying sustained winds of up to 115 mph that brought down the island's electrical grid before the system headed to the Gulf of Mexico — and possibly toward the U.S.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2024
Noun
Election season is mercifully over but Courtland Sutton took a couple of minutes at his locker Monday night to stump.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2024
Leading up to Election Day, Gov. Moore and Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott both hit the campaign trail nationally to stump for Vice President Kamala Harris.
—Mikenzie Frost, Baltimore Sun, 12 Nov. 2024
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House Republicans on Thursday shuffled in and out of Speaker Mike Johnson's office as the clock ticked toward the shutdown deadline.Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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On the next spread, the characters are shuffled around, and you are asked to once again identify the row your character is in and follow the instructions to a specific page and figure.Megan Gambino, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
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His stylist Felicity Kay clearly understands the necessary balance of feminine and masculine elements to push daring fashion.Greg Emmanuel, Essence, 21 Dec. 2024
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Later, the government detained locals who dared to publicly criticize the corruption.Loubna Mrie, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2024
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One of the drawbacks of a glossy lip product is usually the stickiness that ensues following application, but that’s not the case with this treatment — shoppers praise it for its surprising lack of sticky residue despite the high gloss shine.Madison Yauger, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Other posts recommend alternating buckshot rounds with normal bullets to clear the bore of plastic residue from the sleeve which may otherwise clog up the barrel, or alternating with tracer rounds to improve aiming.David Hambling, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The victim was stabbed in the neck and chest, and was repeatedly punched, kicked and stomped in the apartment on Grand Concourse near E.144th St., the DA stated.Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2024
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Last week, Wisconsin stomped the Scarlet Knights for 309 rushing yards.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
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In the months leading to the election, such arrests became more common, but Venezuelans who weren’t looking to visibly challenge Maduro could take comfort in the fact that most of those arrested had political profiles.Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024
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Greene is one of several lawmakers who have challenged the official information given by government agencies about the drone sightings.Natalie Venegas, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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The new container rules aim to eliminate the piles of refuse that provide sustenance for up to three million New York rats each year.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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In 2018, Rwanda raised tariffs on such imports in defiance of U.S. pressure, citing concerns the West’s refuse undermined efforts to strengthen the domestic textile industry.Francis Kokutse, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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In Northern California, the San Francisco Giants stumbled to another losing season in 2024.David K. Li, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
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The chances of you strolling up to a domain registrar and snapping up a domain worth thousands of dollars is about the same as stumbling upon a Jackson Pollock in a thrift store.Darpan Munjal, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Last year’s dual actors and writers union strikes also left writers’ rooms and sets of major streamers and Hollywood studios vacant for months as the respective unions bargained for artificial intelligence protections, higher residuals, and fair wages.Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
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After Grint's lawyers appealed that decision, Judge Harriet Morgan ultimately sided with the HMRC, determining that the star's residuals — which primarily stem from TV and DVD sales of the eight Harry Potter movies — are indeed income and not merely a capital asset.Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Stump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stump. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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