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verb

ˈjäg How to pronounce jog (audio)
Definition of jognext
1
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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2
as in to bob
to make short up-and-down movements her purse was jogging against her hip as she walked

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jog

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noun

1
as in stimulation

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2
as in push

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Recent Examples of jog
Verb
Mbappé ran up the center of the field to celebrate his 61st international goal, colliding with Dembélé, and jogged to the bench to hug Deschamps, who returned for the match after going to France for his mother's funeral. — CBS News, 1 July 2026 Nearby in Tribeca the same day, Kelce was spotted jogging solo through the streets. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026
Noun
Rent bikes to pedal the Legacy Trail, a 20-mile paved pathway that runs along a former railroad corridor from downtown Sarasota to the city of Venice, or go for a jog over the picturesque John Ringling Causeway bridge. — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 30 June 2026 Crook breaks into a jog, then darts between cars to reach her. — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for jog
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jog
  1. trot
  2. bob
  3. stimulation
  4. push
  5. run
  6. pump
  7. encouragement
  8. jam
Verb
  • In the end, Nolan made his production a truly globe-trotting affair, spanning six countries across 91 days.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026
  • The arduous, globe-trotting shoot, helmed by director Christopher Nolan, took Matt Damon and the cast to locales around the world Greece, Morocco, Iceland, Scotland and Italy.
    — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
Definition of trot
Verb
  • Guidry, at the prow, raised the lantern, revealed in the circle oflight a bobbing tangle of sargassum weed, a swimming snake, a child’s cloth doll.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • Their long, droopy tails would likely pull them downward and send their snouts bobbing up.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 15 July 2026
Definition of bob
Noun
  • But over the past few decades, new technology has enabled more constant stimulation, and the new economics of sports management have encouraged it.
    — Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
  • Those neural messages are then translated into electrical stimulation patterns given to the forearm muscles, which move as intended.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 July 2026
Definition of stimulation
Noun
  • Lately, the Creative Lab seems to have a new assignment, to make Google’s aggressive push into artificial intelligence look as friendly as possible.
    — Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
  • Following the club’s relegation to the Championship for the first time since 2011, Kretinsky urgently needed to convince club captain Jarrod Bowen to lead their promotion push.
    — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Definition of push
Verb
  • England went ahead of Argentina in the 55th minute of their semifinal, but Messi found another gear and set up both late goals to break England’s hearts and keep Argentina’s run alive.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
  • Kennedy, who was running for president as an independent at the time, even appeared on the red carpet for the show’s final season premiere in 2024.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 July 2026
Definition of run
Verb
  • Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • The aorta is the largest blood vessel in body and the first place blood travels through as it’s pumped from the heart to other parts of the body.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
Definition of pump
Noun
  • Still, even with that encouragement, the thought of starting over again with someone new has been an emotional adjustment.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
  • Providers recognize this transition has its ups and downs for their patients and offer some words of encouragement.
    — Isabel Lopez, Parents, 14 July 2026
Definition of encouragement
Noun
  • Plain deviled eggs are served with a side of pickled vegetables, bacon jam and black pepper.
    — Justin Brown, AJC.com, 12 July 2026
  • Scott notes that while the flesh of the Hawthorn berry is fully edible and commonly used to make jams and jellies, consuming large quantities of whole berries can be harmful as the seeds contain toxic cyanogenic glycosides.
    — SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 11 July 2026
Definition of jam

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