as in stomped
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 trampled
She had been trampled to death.
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CBS News, 8 Dec. 2024
Seven people survived injuries from gunfire while an eighth was trampled as partygoers fled the scene — with the ages of those wounded ranging from 19 to 39.
—Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2024
Further, the mandate of city voters, as expressed in their city charters, should not be so easily trampled upon.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 July 2024
Elsewhere, new video captured the moment a landslide hit a house in Newland, North Carolina, as Helene trampled the Southeast.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
CBS News, 8 Dec. 2024
Seven people survived injuries from gunfire while an eighth was trampled as partygoers fled the scene — with the ages of those wounded ranging from 19 to 39.
—Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2024
Further, the mandate of city voters, as expressed in their city charters, should not be so easily trampled upon.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 July 2024
Elsewhere, new video captured the moment a landslide hit a house in Newland, North Carolina, as Helene trampled the Southeast.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Trampled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trampled. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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