as in to offer
to put before another for acceptance or consideration
after no one bought the first explanation, they trotted out another
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Recent Examples of trot out
And the goose egg was to a Chiefs offense that willingly laid down its swords and trotted out backups.
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 1 June 2025
Impeachment must be reserved for cases involving serious misconduct or corruption, not trotted out as a cudgel to threaten federal jurists for doing their jobs.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
Among the most attention-getting of the pickups (speaking of Carell) was Peacock and The Office creators trotting out their new show, a mockumentary shot at a mid-city newspaper, complete with the return of Oscar Martinez and his smarm.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
Saki’s one-year-old, Enzo, is periodically trotted out on Winters’s hip, a sometimes babbling manifestation of everything her character is juggling.
—Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2025
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 1 June 2025
Impeachment must be reserved for cases involving serious misconduct or corruption, not trotted out as a cudgel to threaten federal jurists for doing their jobs.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
Among the most attention-getting of the pickups (speaking of Carell) was Peacock and The Office creators trotting out their new show, a mockumentary shot at a mid-city newspaper, complete with the return of Oscar Martinez and his smarm.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
Saki’s one-year-old, Enzo, is periodically trotted out on Winters’s hip, a sometimes babbling manifestation of everything her character is juggling.
—Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trot out
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The company’s website offers shoppers the ability to sign up for alerts on product deals and create personalized accounts.—
John Hall,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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FanDuel parent Flutter already offers the sports prediction market platform Betfair abroad.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
29 June 2025
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Westerdam is comfortably sized, with 958 cabins, giving guests plenty to do without feeling overwhelmed.—
Susan B. Barnes,
Travel + Leisure,
1 July 2025
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Leo season gives us a chance to self-prioritize, stand out, and find our inner shine again.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 July 2025
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“Trot out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trot%20out. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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