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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
Sheets has three of the seven fastest home run trots by a Padres player this season. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025 Instead, Lindor stared into his dugout, walked a few steps and broke into a home run trot, head down most of the way as thousands of others went crazy. Will Sammon, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
The footage showed two black cows and one brown cow trotting together on the freeway as a driver and their passenger rolled down the window to film. Angel Saunders, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025 A couple of riders slowly trotted across the arena. Daniel Eduardo Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trot
Noun
  • That lady is really the aforementioned murderous hag (Meredith Binder), her false veneer of youthful beauty reinforced by a magic mirror’s flattering (if also caustic) topless female spirits, and sustained via grisly methods seemingly inspired by Elizabeth Bathory.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 May 2025
  • Several get small charts offering ideas to inspire how the monster could be used, such as what strange price a hag might have for its secrets or what an owlbear might keep in its den beyond treasure.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea constitute the body’s first line of defense against cerberin ingestion.
    Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 30 May 2025
  • Symptoms include diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 27 May 2025
Verb
  • Even after hours of fast traveling, horseback riding, and slowly jogging from point A to point B, there were more quests to find, gear to loot, and havoc to wreak.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 22 May 2025
  • According to police, he was arrested in connection with an assault reported on Oct. 6, 2022, on Old County Road where a 70-year-old woman was jogging when she was randomly attacked.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 May 2025
Verb
  • Over the past century the price of gold has raced at a 2.2% average annual rate above inflation.
    William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
  • The United Nations human rights lawyer took a pause from racing for three years during her fertility journey, which included miscarriages and multiple rounds of IVF.
    Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • The Santal, in South Asia, believed that witches (always female) copulated with spirit familiars and devoured the organs of children.
    Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 17 May 2025
  • Every Friday, our resident witch Roya Backlund will answer your most vulnerable conundrums through the lens of astrology, Tarot, and spirituality.
    Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • Bennet, who is now running for governor, and Tester largely ignored the protesters, who interjected throughout the event, as they were escorted out or asked by security not to disrupt.
    Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 29 May 2025
  • On the first half-court possession of the game, Boston ran a handoff with Sydney Colson on the wing, springing her for a clean jumper at the free-throw line.
    Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Verb
  • Even better news is that advancements are achievable: reducing administrative delays speeds up patient care and removes obstacles.
    Yusuf Qasim, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • To speed things along, start sweet potato slips indoors in spring and transplant them into soil amended with compost to give your plants more energy to grow.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2025
Verb
  • Not quite galloping but just kind of slowly walk him around and talk to him.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025
  • The Grandview Zebras are galloping back to the UIL Texas High School Softball State Championships.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2025

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“Trot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trot. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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