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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
Nate Jones, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2025
Dukakis won high marks as a political campaigner during her husband's 1988 presidential efforts, stumping tirelessly for him.
—Associated Press, TIME, 22 Mar. 2025
Kelli Bender, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
The beautiful forested ridge is now an ugly scar, a desert of stumps and slash.
—Larry Dablemont, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Clearly, there was love for Nickel Boys in the Academy as a whole, but I’m stumped by what the cinematographers aren’t seeing here.
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The furry prognosticator came out of his stump at Gobbler's Knob at 7:15 a.m. local time and predicted six more weeks of winter.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for stump
Verb
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Pretty much everything else is shuffled off to the infotainment system, a single circular touchscreen that lives in the middle of the dash.—
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While events were shuffled around to fit a new schedule, the royals will also be about to pace themselves following the monarch's recent health setback.—
Verb
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The Cybertruck is indeed a valiant effort in doing something new, and that’s not what most manufacturers dare to do.—
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Stacy's husband Jim speculated that the bald eagle wanted to eat their dog — and probably would if Gnocchi dared to venture outside.—
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These stains can leave behind highly flammable residues that may ignite, even at low temperatures.—
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There was slime-like residue on parts of a soda dispenser.—
Verb
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Malone was more willing to lean on the trio of second-year players this year, but the Nuggets have gotten stomped in their minutes without three-time MVP Nikola Jokić.—
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John and Carlile get loud here, stomping and slamming around for a tight little radio-length banger. 75.—
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The judge heard arguments in the case after a federal judge in Massachusetts transferred the 30-year-old's lawsuit challenging her detention to Vermont rather than dismiss it or send it to Louisiana as the U.S. Justice Department wanted.—
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With the East’s play-in seeding set at No. 7 Orlando Magic, No. 8 Atlanta Hawks, No. 9 Bulls and No. 10 Heat, here’s the challenging path to the playoffs that Miami faces ...—
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But even with some trucks rolling, the immense quantity of refuse is overwhelming and options for residents to get rid of their waste are limited and time-consuming.—
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The Progress will then undock and be directed into a destructive reentry into Earth's atmosphere, disposing of it and its refuse on board.—
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Discovery: On a hike with her family, a 3-year-old stumbled across a 3,800-year-old Egyptian amulet.—
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Listen to this article The morning after his fifth suicide attempt, Rick Fisher stumbled to a church and pounded on the doors.—
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The residuals of the Caitlin Clark Effect have been fierce competition on the floor with admiration, respect and humanity off it.—
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The contracts also include new streaming residuals to address a $670 million shortfall in the pension and health plans, which are largely funded by hourly contributions and thus took a hit due to last year’s six-month work stoppage.—
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“Stump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stump. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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