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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
One day, on a whim, Liberato jogged from his preferred liquor store back to his home.
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Frederick Dreier, Outside, 22 Jan. 2026
Teammates swarmed Mevis after the game-winner as long snapper Jake McQuaide jogged to retrieve the ball, presumably as a souvenir for the rookie kicker who spent last spring in the UFL and the early part of this season waiting for a call.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 19 Jan. 2026
The rookie received some attention from trainers, but jogged off under his own power and did not go into the medical tent.
—CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
Kuminga jogged quickly past a small group of reporters during a Thursday morning shootaround at Chase Center without commenting.
—Nick Friedell, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Several hours later, Stafford jogged onto the field in Charlotte shortly before the Los Angeles Rams and Carolina Panthers opened this year’s NFL postseason.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026
As a result, the film sees Jackman and Hudson perform a collection of Diamond's beloved hits, which jogged Moore’s memory.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026
Lamb caught the ball at the 50-yard line and jogged to the end zone without a Detroit defender to be seen on the TV broadcast, giving Dallas a 7-3 lead.
—Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Dec. 2025
Days after a patient at Northcoast jogged away during a trip to the dentist in a Cleveland suburb, state officials stopped allowing patients to leave any of the six regional hospitals.
—Sarah Jane Tribble, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
Frederick Dreier, Outside, 22 Jan. 2026
Teammates swarmed Mevis after the game-winner as long snapper Jake McQuaide jogged to retrieve the ball, presumably as a souvenir for the rookie kicker who spent last spring in the UFL and the early part of this season waiting for a call.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 19 Jan. 2026
The rookie received some attention from trainers, but jogged off under his own power and did not go into the medical tent.
—CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
Kuminga jogged quickly past a small group of reporters during a Thursday morning shootaround at Chase Center without commenting.
—Nick Friedell, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Several hours later, Stafford jogged onto the field in Charlotte shortly before the Los Angeles Rams and Carolina Panthers opened this year’s NFL postseason.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026
As a result, the film sees Jackman and Hudson perform a collection of Diamond's beloved hits, which jogged Moore’s memory.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026
Lamb caught the ball at the 50-yard line and jogged to the end zone without a Detroit defender to be seen on the TV broadcast, giving Dallas a 7-3 lead.
—Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Dec. 2025
Days after a patient at Northcoast jogged away during a trip to the dentist in a Cleveland suburb, state officials stopped allowing patients to leave any of the six regional hospitals.
—Sarah Jane Tribble, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jogged
Verb
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Mustafa said as the man trotted down the stairs, mumbling something—a prayer, a curse.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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After initially laying motionless on the field surrounded by medical staff, Toure eventually trotted off the field under his own power.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
20 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Tyla’s glam included bobbed hair and cornrows with bold makeup, featuring smokey eyes.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Gaines, Sneako, Fuentes and Clavicular all sang along to the song, while Tristan Tate bobbed to the rhythm and Andrew was out of frame.—
Joseph Strauss,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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One of the defining images of this Super Bowl run for Patriots fans will be a bloodied Vrabel, grinning after a celebratory headbutt from Milton Williams after a fourth-down sack that sealed a wild-card win over the Los Angeles Chargers.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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This enables users to remotely run complex experiments involving AI and other cutting-edge methods 24/7.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Looking distinctly German in his polo-neck shirt and flushed by the heat, Jaissle pumped his fists and roared, as backroom staff and players scattered in celebration.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Water from Poseidon’s Carlsbad plant costs San Diegans three times the water pumped from Northern California or the Colorado River.—
Doug Liden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The middle of the field was empty and the running back out of Ohio State sprinted down field.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Some nervously walked, others sprinted through the snowy sand, but all made it to the icy lake and into the water.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
2 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Tomlyn asked, to which Chloe shook her head no.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Feb. 2026
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And after Britain scored four stones to take the score to 10-5 in end seven, Estonia’s Marie Kaldvee and Lill Harri also called an end to their match and shook hands.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Aisha jerked and opened her eyes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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The two stood nose-to-nose on the field when the Steelers player grabbed onto Chase’s facemask, jerked his head and appeared to punch him.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
16 Nov. 2025
Verb
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After reporters nodded along and asked if Rivers gave Antetokounmpo any pointers, Rivers instead made a quick joke.—
Eric Nehm,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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In the moment, Peterson nodded, smiled and took in the scene.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Jogged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jogged. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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