JOGGED Synonyms: 107 Similar and Opposite Words

jogged

verb

past tense of jog

as in trotted

to go at a pace faster than a walk had to jog to catch up to them

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as in bobbed

to make short up-and-down movements her purse was jogging against her hip as she walked

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Recent Examples of jogged Jason Melara ran out of the hospital and jogged through traffic on Culver Boulevard with two men, whom police later identified as Daymonee Johnson and Mahki Taylor. — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026 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 Chapman barely jogged down the first-base line after hitting an inning-ending pop-up and was removed from the game. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 July 2026 Van Hecke jogged to the sideline after his blond hair had turned red from the blood. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 30 June 2026 San Francisco had runners at first and second when Bericoto jogged off first base and was tagged out following a throw from Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Montero. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 30 June 2026 Eventually, Kenon jogged through an alley, kicked his shoes off his feet and then began running barefoot in the opposite direction from the child, leaving him behind, according to the video. — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026 But the memory is constantly jogged in my case for a couple of reasons. — Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 Jac Caglianone calmly jogged to first base. — Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026

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Ohtani trotted home on his bad knee – which will prevent him from pitching indefinitely but not hitting – when Freddie Freeman dumped a two-out, two-strike RBI single into center field.

— Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 20 July 2026
Joe Biden famously trotted across the road shaking hands and kissing babies during Pittsburgh’s Labor Day parade in 2015.

— Salena Zito, Washington Post, 1 July 2026

Definition of trotted

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Wooden boats bobbed in long rows, their names and registration numbers hand-painted on the hulls, as men in neon vests unloaded catch and frigate birds swooped down to pick at the scraps.

— Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
The enthusiasm was apparent as the catamaran bobbed around the future site of Pier Wind, which recently received a $20-million grant from the California Energy Commission.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026

Definition of bobbed

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For five years running, Americans have had to live with wallet-fleecing, budget-busting, paycheck-eating inflation – including a painful stretch where the pace of price hikes hit a 40-year high.

— Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
The agency has also sent staff to Anson County to help run the elections office while the county searches for new leadership.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026

Definition of ran

Verb

The rest of the fields rely on water pumped from underground, and that’s also getting squeezed as California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act kicks in.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
At the hospital, the doctor pumped Isul’s stomach and gave her fluids.

— Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026

Definition of pumped

Verb

Mark Cavendish sprinted to five stage victories, while the French public had something to celebrate about with six stage victories.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 19 July 2026
In the bottom of the sixth with runners on second and third, Devers fielded a grounder, sprinted to the bag, then dove into first base to beat the runner and end the inning.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 5 July 2026

Definition of sprinted

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There was some pink smoke at the start of the match from pyrotechnics, but the air eventually cleared as the action heated up and players from both teams shook off the rust from the long layoff.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
After a while Bill came out, shook my hand and beckoned me over to his Capri to take me for my medical down near the docks.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of shook

Verb

Once the squid gather near the surface, lines fitted with bait are lowered into the water and rapidly jerked up and down to imitate small prey such as shrimp, triggering strikes before the catch is reeled aboard.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026
Suddenly, the tent jerked and wobbled.

— Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026

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