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 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 As the ball rolled away, Freeman jogged across the plate. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 23 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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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
About 100 yards to the right, a herd of caribou trotted past.

— Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 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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Injuries, pitching problems, batting with runners in scoring position and base-running issues all come to mind quickly.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2026
The TikTok edits, the outfit identification threads, the contestant rivalries trending on X by the end of an episode, all of it turns 60 minutes of passive viewing into a multi-platform conversation that runs all week.

— Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

Definition of ran

Verb

Now, that excess gets diverted into the Austerlitz basin instead, where it’s held deep underground until the weather clears, then pumped gradually to treatment plants outside the city.

— Camille Knight, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
In a near replay of the previous match in Durham, Sharma was beginning to look untouchable when the introduction of Sam Curran forced the error, albeit with a low full toss that was pumped straight to deep midwicket to cut Sharma short on 43.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026

Definition of pumped

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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
Led by their captain, Kylian Mbappe, the team sprinted towards the hardcore group of French travelling fans behind the goal, euro-dancing up and down to the beat of Freed From Desire.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of sprinted

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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

Definition of jerked

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