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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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as in to jog
to go at a pace faster than a walk
had to trot to keep up with the tour guide's quick pace trotted around the bases after hitting a home run
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as in to race
to proceed or move quickly
now trot along and get washed up for supper
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Recent Examples of trot
Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2026
She's quickly forgiven, though, after performing an interesting interpretation of a ''turkey-trot'' — dancing with a turkey on her head.
—Gretchen Hansen, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025
ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
His first ever case unravels a globe-trotting conspiracy that changes his life forever.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
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Noun
New projects throughout the region continued being built and still more are being planned now, but the pace has dropped from a gallop to a trot.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2026
She's quickly forgiven, though, after performing an interesting interpretation of a ''turkey-trot'' — dancing with a turkey on her head.
—Gretchen Hansen, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025
Verb
Jackson's life included work as a globe-trotting humanitarian, a champion for a progressive economic agenda and leadership of the Civil Rights Movement that was once led by King, Jackson's mentor.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
His first ever case unravels a globe-trotting conspiracy that changes his life forever.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trot
Noun
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The regulars fired at them with a booming 12-pounder that made the American boys lift their knees like old hags, trip and founder as tentacles of water dragged them under.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Jan. 2026
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Is there a more ostentatious fat hag in America than Meghan McCain?—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
9 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Symptoms include blood in stool or rectal bleeding; changes in bowel habits such as diarrhea, constipation or narrowing of stool that lasts more than a few days; unintended weight loss; and cramps or abdominal pain.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Feb. 2026
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Symptoms of foodborne illness usually include vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and flu-like symptoms such as fever, headache, and body aches.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Six years after 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed while jogging in a Brunswick, Georgia, neighborhood, supporters gathered on the Atlanta BeltLine to honor his life with a run in his memory.—
Leondra Head,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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On the Malecón, the town’s oceanfront boardwalk, locals were jogging and walking their dogs.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Soon everyone is racing around the infirmary.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Feb. 2026
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Mathurin then raced down the floor only to miss a 25-footer as time expired.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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James Franco headlined the film in the title role opposite Mila Kunis, Michelle Williams and Rachel Weisz as the witches of Oz.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2026
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Set in New Orleans, Coven Academy follows three teenage witches and their dangerously charming warlock peers at an elite magic school where power is currency, secrets are lethal, and attraction is a liability.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2026
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Those runs require steep climbs to ski.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
26 Feb. 2026
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Grindlinger allowed no hits and no runs.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The first, the La Jolla Concours d’Elegance auto festival, is slated to run Friday through Sunday, April 24-26, for its 20th year.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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When a soccer player runs downfield in anticipation of the ball being passed to them, the goal is to have the ball arrive where the player will be in the future, but that mental calculation is familiar to us, intuitively, because the soccer field itself is static and unchanging.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
25 Feb. 2026
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While many travelers speed past Lyon on the TGV en route to more bucolic points south, in recent years the friendly, walkable city has come into its own thanks to neighborhoods like Confluence, a starchitect's playground.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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For bigger scrambles, a wider whisk will speed the process along without sacrificing quality.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Trot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trot. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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