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as in trotted
to go at a pace faster than a walk
had to jog to catch up to them
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Recent Examples of jogged
The crowd at the Rogers Centre nearly blew the roof off the place as Bichette jogged around the bases.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers bought time, jogged forward to add momentum and heaved his final pass of the night.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2025
Sanders jogged down the field to pick up after his assistant, creating a viral moment on social media before the Buffaloes' blowout loss.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Wil Lutz jogged onto the field and the Broncos walked off with the most improbable win.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
Kansas City’s backup QB, Gardner Minshew, jogged onto the field before the third quarter was exhausted.
—Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
The two exchanged smiles and words for a few moments before Manning jogged into the tunnel, flashing the horns one more time.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
The sophomore scampered to the edge, then jogged to paydirt for a 10-yard touchdown rush to provide his team a 21-7 edge.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers bought time, jogged forward to add momentum and heaved his final pass of the night.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2025
Sanders jogged down the field to pick up after his assistant, creating a viral moment on social media before the Buffaloes' blowout loss.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Wil Lutz jogged onto the field and the Broncos walked off with the most improbable win.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
Kansas City’s backup QB, Gardner Minshew, jogged onto the field before the third quarter was exhausted.
—Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
The two exchanged smiles and words for a few moments before Manning jogged into the tunnel, flashing the horns one more time.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
The sophomore scampered to the edge, then jogged to paydirt for a 10-yard touchdown rush to provide his team a 21-7 edge.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jogged
Verb
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Pine Ridge, South Dakota — A four-pack of rez dogs trotted toward the lone grocery store, greeting and tailing human companions in hopes of a spare scrap.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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So far in 2025, the Bills have been a team that matched their defensive personnel to what the offense trotted onto the field.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Stone’s bobbed hair, styled often by Mara Roszak, was slightly pulled back, with sections of her auburn hair to frame her face.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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The voice bobbed and weaved like a cornered boxer.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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Both have spent heavily in the transfer market this year — City around £180million in January and a further £220m in the summer, Liverpool just short of £450m this summer — but very few of the incoming players have hit the ground running.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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The venue will run limited weekday hours, with longer sessions on weekends.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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While the Leafs pumped Hildeby’s tires leading into this season — and it was deserved after a great training camp — his appearance Saturday marked his first in the NHL this season.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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After being trapped inside for two years with Covid shutdowns, everyone was really pumped to get out and do something.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
5 Nov. 2025
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Summit players fell to the turf in dismay; Seguin players jubilantly sprinted around the visitor’s turf.—
Cody Thorn,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Monarchs sprinted to a four-goal lead in the first quarter at Sage Hill and never let the Lightning draw closer than two goals en route to an 11-8 victory in the Division 1 quarterfinals on Thursday.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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And Tagovailoa shook off that early interception with a 9-yard scoring pass to Malik Washington — capping a ferocious seven-minute, 92-yard drive — and then a 38-yard TD strike to Jaylen Waddle.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Nov. 2025
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Miller finished with 129 yards on 18 carries, while Jayden Maiava shook off a poor day throwing the ball with 62 yards and a touchdown on 11 attempts.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Allen, who is 6 foot 5 and 237 pounds, jerked his head back in an effort to draw a roughing penalty on Bolton.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
3 Nov. 2025
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Travis jerked open the door and slid on his butt down a wing that was on fire.—
Gillian Telling,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Guardian on the lever, who seemed to be leading the session, nodded.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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Her outfit subtly nodded to the cross-cultural identity of Mamdani’s campaign, which has been a vocal supporter of the Free Palestine movement.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Jogged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jogged. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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