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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
Reliever Riley O'Brien, who got his eighth save thanks to the grab, held his arms over his head with a stunned look toward left as Church casually jogged away from the wall with the ball in his glove.
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ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Anunoby lingered closer to the basket before the arrival of Brunson, who jogged instead of sprinted into the screen.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Liam Hicks followed Xavier Edwards’ walk with a single, after which both jogged home on Pauley’s home run.
—Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Wembanyama finally stood and jogged directly to the locker room.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
As the evening drew to a close, Matt John jogged over to the sidelines where the guys from the Islanders Youth Athletic Outreach Program watched from a low fence.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 21 Apr. 2026
When Darius Garland casually jogged into an uncontested 15-foot midrange jumper, Steve Kerr called timeout in disgust.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
Soler jogged to first base without incident.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 8 Apr. 2026
Eddy Moratin jogged down the stairs from his second-floor office at Lift Orlando’s headquarters to the lobby below, welcoming visitors with a first-name greeting and a hug.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Anunoby lingered closer to the basket before the arrival of Brunson, who jogged instead of sprinted into the screen.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Liam Hicks followed Xavier Edwards’ walk with a single, after which both jogged home on Pauley’s home run.
—Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Wembanyama finally stood and jogged directly to the locker room.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
As the evening drew to a close, Matt John jogged over to the sidelines where the guys from the Islanders Youth Athletic Outreach Program watched from a low fence.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 21 Apr. 2026
When Darius Garland casually jogged into an uncontested 15-foot midrange jumper, Steve Kerr called timeout in disgust.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
Soler jogged to first base without incident.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 8 Apr. 2026
Eddy Moratin jogged down the stairs from his second-floor office at Lift Orlando’s headquarters to the lobby below, welcoming visitors with a first-name greeting and a hug.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jogged
Verb
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When Smith’s throw in the dirt squirted away from shortstop Miguel Rojas, the winning run trotted in from third base.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
8 Apr. 2026
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The gray wolf howled, trotted back and forth, and gradually worked closer and closer to the nervous but fascinated caribou.—
Frank Glaser,
Outdoor Life,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Crews then raced to recover the astronauts aboard the vehicle, which bobbed for a few hours in the Pacific Ocean near California.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Draped across a sumptuous velvet chaise longue within the art deco splendour of Eltham Palace, Susie Cave is moonlighting as a fabulous Biba-bobbed lady of the manor.—
Alice Newbold,
Vogue,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In a sign of the pressure for Republicans to take advantage of the opportunity, multiple hopefuls running for governor in GOP primaries called for immediate redraws.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Sometimes the batteries on the trackers would run low, and McGovern’s team would need to remove and recharge the devices, before surreptitiously replacing them.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Ruben Enikolopov, a research professor at the Barcelona School of Economics, explains that at the onset of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin had low government debt and large reserves, and pumped money into the economy via military spending.—
Zahra Ullah,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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The two companies pumped almost 9 million barrels of oil a day over the course of the year.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Rather than running from the moment, Cunningham sprinted toward it.—
Hunter Patterson,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Local real estate agent Hans Nagrath told CBS News that his dog, Benny, was off his leash during their run along the river when the dog sprinted into the water to chase two geese.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Minutes into the execution, the team warden briefly flicked Hitchcock‘s face and yelled his name twice and shook his shoulders.—
Jeffrey Collins,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Bukele shook off his delusions of being the emperor of social media and abandoned his bullying tactics in the face of the biggest bully.—
Óscar Martínez,
The Dial,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The plane jerked to a stop as two trucks passed just feet in front of its nose.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2026
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We are jerked between past and present as his backstory gets filled in, one jogged memory at a time.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Its glittering pin stripes nodded to traditional menswear, while the yellow leopard front patch was reminiscent of her feline debut.—
Alexandra Hildreth,
Vogue,
28 Apr. 2026
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Musically, the group nodded to the Afrofuturist funk of George Clinton and Sly Stone.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Jogged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jogged. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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