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as in trotting
to go at a pace faster than a walk
had to jog to catch up to them
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Recent Examples of jogging
Jokic was jogging up the floor without the ball after Oklahoma City scored when Dort stuck out his right leg and tripped him.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2026
Six years after 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed while jogging in a Brunswick, Georgia, neighborhood, supporters gathered on the Atlanta BeltLine to honor his life with a run in his memory.
—Leondra Head, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
On the Malecón, the town’s oceanfront boardwalk, locals were jogging and walking their dogs.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
The Urban Glide 3 feels less like a specialty jogging stroller and more like a do-it-all rig built to handle adventure with little ones.
—Erica Zazo, Outside, 20 Feb. 2026
Flagg did not participate in Thursday’s practice at the University of Minnesota and spent most of the open 15-minute period jogging and sprinting under the instruction of Geoff Puls, the Mavericks’ head strength and performance coach.
—Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
Bryant was the man police identified as responsible for attacks on women who were all jogging in the same area, during the summer of 2025.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
He was released later that afternoon and seen jogging away from the jailhouse.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2026
Hurley left the game late with an apparent injury, but was spotted jogging to the locker room to meet with her teammates following the Panthers’ latest win.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2026
Six years after 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed while jogging in a Brunswick, Georgia, neighborhood, supporters gathered on the Atlanta BeltLine to honor his life with a run in his memory.
—Leondra Head, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
On the Malecón, the town’s oceanfront boardwalk, locals were jogging and walking their dogs.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
The Urban Glide 3 feels less like a specialty jogging stroller and more like a do-it-all rig built to handle adventure with little ones.
—Erica Zazo, Outside, 20 Feb. 2026
Flagg did not participate in Thursday’s practice at the University of Minnesota and spent most of the open 15-minute period jogging and sprinting under the instruction of Geoff Puls, the Mavericks’ head strength and performance coach.
—Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
Bryant was the man police identified as responsible for attacks on women who were all jogging in the same area, during the summer of 2025.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
He was released later that afternoon and seen jogging away from the jailhouse.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2026
Hurley left the game late with an apparent injury, but was spotted jogging to the locker room to meet with her teammates following the Panthers’ latest win.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jogging
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The globe-trotting political thriller's star, Claire Danes, will join forces with her old parter in crime-fighting, Damian Lewis, to present one of the evening's awards.—
Jillian Sederholm,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Feb. 2026
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Once again, the dog of my dreams is trotting along beside me, and nagging thoughts about the miraculous nature of unexpected blessings keep me up at night.—
Margaret Moorman,
New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2026
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Picture a waterfront bustling with bobbing fishing boats and the air tinged with the scent of fresh seafood, as San Hing Praya Street and Pak She Praya Road dish out alfresco dining scenes straight out of a sunset lover's dream.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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And many of them were side-stepping and bobbing along to a set by DJ Mace, who was also busting moves nonstop, even when the cameras weren't on him.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
6 Feb. 2026
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Key components include three simulation suites with a control room capable of running multiple scenarios simultaneously, five programmable manikins, multiple classrooms and flexible learning spaces, workrooms and an American Heart Association Training Center.—
Mark Mondier,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Try a slower pace for the first hour, and notice how patience steadies your focus and keeps distractions from running the show.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Mar. 2026
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Each aquifer responds uniquely to pumping and prolonged dry periods.—
Claire Marks,
Austin American Statesman,
2 Mar. 2026
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Epic Pass or regular lift ticket in hand, head up to Vail Ski Resort to get your fill of your favorite high-altitude, heart-pumping activity.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Feb. 2026
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On an episode of Mike Birbiglia’s Working It Out podcast from 2024, Birbiglia listens to Fleming tell a story about his childhood habit of perpetually running away from his mother, sprinting off into a rainstorm rather than pragmatically ducking into her car.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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The emotional hearing erupted into a fight after the proceedings, with deputies sprinting out of the courtroom to intervene in a confrontation between the two families.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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Like all melodramatists, Hong deals in coincidence and magnifies casual connections and minor accidents into life-shaking events.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2026
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Other causes included multiple injuries, gunshot wounds, suffocation, burns and shaking.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Video of the collision shows the train jerking from side-to-side.—
Sara Gregory,
AJC.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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Merchants are aware that prices of metals could backtrack or keep jerking upward.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Jogging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jogging. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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