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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
A couple years ago, another runner spent the better part of 12 months jogging every street in Manhattan, a 750-mile endeavor.
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Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Barker was seen jogging in a video the organization shared on Instagram, which showed a high turnout of runners from various age groups.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 29 Dec. 2025
Now seen jogging on Seaburn beach, Ghisolfi knows Sunderland’s Premier League status is not guaranteed.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
That same year, Ahmaud Arbery was killed while jogging in his Georgia neighborhood.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Nov. 2025
In a video shared on X, Kenzel was seen jogging out onto the football field while holding his commemorative football.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
The inmate can then be seen jogging back to the line of inmates that ends in the middle of the hallway.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2025
There are no footbeds or arch support, but that hasn’t stopped me from jogging through airports, putting dozens of city miles on them, or wandering the lower reaches of Jackon’s Snow King Mountain (the rubber is surprisingly grippy).
—Lily Ritter, Outside, 18 Nov. 2025
Running remains one of the world’s most popular forms of exercise, according to Statista, with about 50 million Americans regularly running or jogging for both physical and mental health benefits.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Barker was seen jogging in a video the organization shared on Instagram, which showed a high turnout of runners from various age groups.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 29 Dec. 2025
Now seen jogging on Seaburn beach, Ghisolfi knows Sunderland’s Premier League status is not guaranteed.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
That same year, Ahmaud Arbery was killed while jogging in his Georgia neighborhood.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Nov. 2025
In a video shared on X, Kenzel was seen jogging out onto the football field while holding his commemorative football.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
The inmate can then be seen jogging back to the line of inmates that ends in the middle of the hallway.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2025
There are no footbeds or arch support, but that hasn’t stopped me from jogging through airports, putting dozens of city miles on them, or wandering the lower reaches of Jackon’s Snow King Mountain (the rubber is surprisingly grippy).
—Lily Ritter, Outside, 18 Nov. 2025
Running remains one of the world’s most popular forms of exercise, according to Statista, with about 50 million Americans regularly running or jogging for both physical and mental health benefits.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jogging
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The area is so nationally notorious that the Border Patrol chose it to stage an invasion here in July, complete with a literal cavalry of agents trotting down a soccer field where kids usually play while National Guard troops sat inside armored Humvees on Wilshire Boulevard.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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Starring Evan Peters, Rebecca Hall, Jeremy Pope, Anthony Ramos and Ashton Kutcher, The Beauty explores the secret, privileged and dark realms of vanity and perfection-seeking within a globe-trotting crime thriller backdrop.—
Jeff Conway,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Meeks and cinematographer Stefan Weinberger pay special attention to the region’s natural beauty, repeating a single shot of a car bobbing over a two-lane highway amid vibrant green hills.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
25 Jan. 2026
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Still, the infant’s head can be seen bobbing up and down.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
20 Jan. 2026
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Columbus blanked the Blackhawks on their two power-play chances, running their string of futility to 26 man-advantages and 10 games without a goal.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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On January 30, the 38-year-old pop star was photographed running an errand in a classic white t-shirt and baggy blue jeans, unbothered by the way her relaxed denim pooled around her thin flip-flops.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
31 Jan. 2026
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Your adrenaline’s pumping [after] being out for a while.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Lavrenov is still pumping his fist and yelling to no one in particular after an inspired play because of what the sport means to him.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Staffers crouched with towels on the baseline spent an undue portion of the night sprinting to various corners of the United Center court, mopping up sweat off the hardwood after players from both teams had tumbled and tripped and sprawled onto the floor.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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After Murray assisted a Watson 3-pointer with seven seconds left, LeBron James tried sprinting coast-to-coast to beat the clock.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
21 Jan. 2026
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Structure information summary Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are highly resistant to earthquake shaking, though some vulnerable structures exist.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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While Bryant was able to come from behind, the Lady Hornets had a hard time shaking off the Lady Warriors.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Jan. 2026
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The tear-jerking dramedy featured a breakthrough role for Emilia Jones, an Oscar-winning, scene-stealing turn by Troy Kotsur and a thoughtful narrative that took audiences into the personal lives of a deaf family with a single hearing member.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
22 Jan. 2026
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That jerking motion, combined with detergent and water, loosens dirt from the surfaces of clothing.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
27 Dec. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Jogging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jogging. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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