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as in to trot
to go at a pace faster than a walk
had to jog to catch up to them
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Recent Examples of jog
Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
To get to 20 MET hours a week, a participant would have to do five hours of brisk walking a week (e.g., five hour-long walks a week) or jog for two hours a week (e.g., four 30-minute jogs per week).
—ArsTechnica, 2 June 2025
Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
Participants in Saturday’s Run Against ICE Resistance Relay jogged 15 miles through neighborhoods affected by L.A. immigration enforcement raids.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
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Verb
Kendrick is in Maui for the Rams minicamp, which featured a 30-minute jog through Tuesday.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
To get to 20 MET hours a week, a participant would have to do five hours of brisk walking a week (e.g., five hour-long walks a week) or jog for two hours a week (e.g., four 30-minute jogs per week).
—ArsTechnica, 2 June 2025
Noun
There’s paper and pens – should a controller want to write down a call sign or something to jog their memory in the heat of the moment and runway-use memory aids.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
Participants in Saturday’s Run Against ICE Resistance Relay jogged 15 miles through neighborhoods affected by L.A. immigration enforcement raids.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jog
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Watch extremely rare footage of Sierra Nevada red fox Video footage shared by Robbins shows two different foxes with grey and white fur, with one wearing a tracking collar while wandering around the rocks during the day and trotting into the night.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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Former coach Doug MacLean, 20 years later, still recalls a postgame report given him one night as a team employee trotted toward him.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
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The glittering Riviera glints with coastal glamour—here, sunbathers recline on pebbled beaches, yachts bob in turquoise harbors, and rosé flows beneath striped parasols.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Two paragliders bobbed from updraft to updraft in an effort to fly up the Baltoro Glacier to K2.—
Nick Paumgarten,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The push to reshore manufacturing is gaining momentum but faces a fundamental obstacle: power itself.—
Shaun Walsh,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Middle East push follows HollyShorts’ successful London debut last year.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The series ran for 11 seasons, beginning in 2010 until its final episode in 2022.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Lawmakers could adjust the boundaries so that the 1st District runs further south into Newton and Jasper, both counties that Trump won by more than 50 percentage points in 2024.—
Indianapolis Star,
IndyStar,
7 Aug. 2025
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Supporters, led by the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance, plan to pump millions of dollars into a campaign in favor of the referendum.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Aug. 2025
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The heart must work harder to pump the thick blood, which may increase blood pressure.—
Ayesha Gulzar,
Verywell Health,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Ideas are met with encouragement, ambition is recognized rather than questioned, and growth feels limitless.—
Rachelle Rutherford,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Both documents were filed under seal, so not released to the public, and followed encouragement from the judge presiding over the case to investigate likely violations of the court’s gag order.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Aug. 2025
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The sit-down was so named for the Japanese charcoal grill used in many courses, which included Japanese A5 Wagyu steak, edible floral arrangements of microgreens and crackling chicken-skin cones filled with foie gras and cloudberry jam.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
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Its 6 fillings include hazelnut spread, pastry cream, pistachio spread, dark chocolate, apricot jam and mixed berry jam.—
Gary Stern,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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If faced with a bruin, my guess is that Go would leap over the grumpy bear, dunk a basketball, and then sprint to safety.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
7 Aug. 2025
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Having won all six of his races across three Grand Slam Track meets between April and June, Bednarek was crowned Racer of the Year in the inaugural season of the league launched by sprinting great Michael Johnson.—
Coy Wire,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Jog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jog. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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