trot out

verb

trotted out; trotting out; trots out

transitive verb

1

: to lead out and show the paces of (a horse)

2

: to bring forward for display

designers trotting out their latest fashions

3

disapproving : to say (something that has been said before) as an excuse, explanation, etc.

trotted out that old excuse

Synonyms of trot out

• offer
• give
• run by

Examples of trot out in a Sentence

after no one bought the first explanation, they trotted out another

Recent Examples on the Web

Dos Santos trotted out the same lineup to begin the second half, and a beautiful sequence led to Bouanga’s franchise-leading 14th goal in CONCACAF. —Josh Gross, Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026

Instead, Conger finds that what’s regarded as totally transformative technology is often getting trotted out as a ruse for cuts to bloated workforces that had to happen anyway, or as a wager on the miracles to come. —Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026

My gut, which is enormously large, grumbles that coach Ime Udoka may want to continue trotting out length and size when everyone’s healthy, which would relegate Sheppard back to a reserve role. —Stan Son, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026

And the formula that was now evident couldn’t just be trotted out for a third album outright. —Sara Vallone march 5, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for trot out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout