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as in hag
a mean or ugly old woman a gossipy old trot who never had a good word to say about anyone

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as in diarrhea
trots plural abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools ate something that gave us the trots

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Recent Examples of trot
Noun
After the gentle shove, the cat hops back and instantly looks at Nova, then trots to the opposite side of the bed. Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025 The ball smashes into the floodlights, and Hobbs sets off on his victory trot, in slow motion, with sparks cascading behind him like fireworks. Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
This is how Rauw’s globe-trotting tour came together. Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025 The latter has been such a consistent issue under Napier that UF got a kindergartenesque chart where players stand on one of 11 dots before trotting onto the field. Noah White, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trot
Noun
  • Our conjure drives the cinematic imagination of Americans like the hags who ride our backs during our darkest nightmares.
    Essence, Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Rather than hang out with the two old hags, Cherry decides to try her luck on the stand-up paddleboards with Brigitte and Daniel, but quickly loses her balance.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Symptoms may include diarrhea, cramps, nausea, headaches or other ailments.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Symptoms include diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps.
    Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Running remains one of the world’s most popular forms of exercise, according to Statista, with about 50 million Americans regularly running or jogging for both physical and mental health benefits.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The crowd at the Rogers Centre nearly blew the roof off the place as Bichette jogged around the bases.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Like me — a reluctant movie guy who never liked racing, and now somehow has three racecars.
    Chris Cardillo, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Toyota already has a rich history racing those events in truck/car classes, so why not stamp its name on a separate page of the books?
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • This sighting comes six days after Lawrence kicked off her Halloween celebrations early in New York, where she was spotted strolling around in a black witch hat.
    Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 1 Nov. 2025
  • While the women accused in the infamous Salem witch trials in colonial America have long since been pardoned, the convictions of hundreds of British women executed under similar laws officially still stand.
    James Frater, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • McClintock’s long stints in California’s capital of Sacramento were interspersed with several unsuccessful runs for statewide office.
    David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The resort has 777 skiable miles with 61 runs and 8 lifts.
    Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Under the public trees, children ran exultantly between cars.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The thumping Republicans took in this week's elections reflected longer-running anger among constituencies that already leaned Democratic, but the GOP needs to worry that the government shutdown will cause that frustration to spread.
    Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Researchers also discovered that dark energy had not always been dominant, appearing to begin its rule and start speeding up the expansion of the universe around 5 billion years ago, or roughly 9 billion years after the Big Bang.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The vehicle reportedly sped into a shopping plaza, where the incident — captured on video — unfolded.
    Bonny Chu , Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025

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“Trot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trot. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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