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as in shuffling
to move heavily or clumsily
flooded residents who were forced to trudge through waist-deep water
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as in stumbling
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 trudging
My boots were dusty from trudging through vineyards.
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Megan Lloyd, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
His England side though barely got out of second gear in South Africa and were eliminated from the 2010 World Cup in the round of 16 after trudging through the group stage with draws against the USA and Algeria.
—Steve Price, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
In an apparent violation of the rules, two women in red vests were trudging along on the tundra itself.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Neighbors came to the family’s rescue trudging through the storm wearing headlamps, Jones said.
—Chris Boyette, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Sam Perkins spent Saturday trudging through dangerous terrain to check on his parents, whose home was hit hard by Hurricane Helene.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
Megan Lloyd, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
His England side though barely got out of second gear in South Africa and were eliminated from the 2010 World Cup in the round of 16 after trudging through the group stage with draws against the USA and Algeria.
—Steve Price, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
In an apparent violation of the rules, two women in red vests were trudging along on the tundra itself.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Neighbors came to the family’s rescue trudging through the storm wearing headlamps, Jones said.
—Chris Boyette, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Sam Perkins spent Saturday trudging through dangerous terrain to check on his parents, whose home was hit hard by Hurricane Helene.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trudging
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In addition, both received the Order of the British Empire in different years (2003 and 2017, respectively), and some tabloid media are shuffling the possibility of their knighthood.Nuria Luis, Glamour, 4 Dec. 2024
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James has been shuffling between the Lakers and the G League as Los Angeles tries to work out a plan to give him time for development.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2024
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This is a challenge that researchers have been struggling to solve for close to three decades.Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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After spending the holidays struggling with someone’s dull knife set, get them a gift card to get their knives sharpened ($5 a knife).Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
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During an interview with detectives, Lambeth admitted to punching, stomping and strangling Howells, court documents stated.Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
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Combs’ homes were raided in March, and in May, CNN obtained harrowing hotel surveillance video showing Combs throwing, kicking, stomping and dragging Ventura in the hallway of the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles in 2016.Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Trudging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trudging. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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