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as in trots
to go at a pace faster than a walk
had to jog to catch up to them
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Recent Examples of jogs
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
Castle begins the possession on All-NBA center Karl-Anthony Towns, who jogs up top to set a screen for a fellow star, Jalen Brunson.
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Fred Katz,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2026
Joel Edgerton jogs past me into a bathroom.
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Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
Kirk Cousins #18 of the Atlanta Falcons jogs off the field after his team's 15-9 win against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium on December 16, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
Perhaps that jogs their memory?
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Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
According to the outlet, Nelson regularly does sit-ups, arm rolls, leg lifts and jogs in place to keep his physical health in order.
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Jack Irvin,
PEOPLE,
22 Dec. 2025
No fan cheers when their team’s punter jogs onto the field facing fourth and long.
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Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
23 Nov. 2025
Blazy gives Odhiang a deep hug, jogs around the runway, and flees toward the exit, smiling.
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Nathan Heller,
Vogue,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
Razeen Road finally jogs east, and an automatic gate opens to allow drivers onto an unpaved road leading deeper into the desert.
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Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
Castle begins the possession on All-NBA center Karl-Anthony Towns, who jogs up top to set a screen for a fellow star, Jalen Brunson.
—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2026
Joel Edgerton jogs past me into a bathroom.
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Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
Kirk Cousins #18 of the Atlanta Falcons jogs off the field after his team's 15-9 win against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium on December 16, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
Perhaps that jogs their memory?
—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
According to the outlet, Nelson regularly does sit-ups, arm rolls, leg lifts and jogs in place to keep his physical health in order.
—
Jack Irvin,
PEOPLE,
22 Dec. 2025
No fan cheers when their team’s punter jogs onto the field facing fourth and long.
—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
23 Nov. 2025
Blazy gives Odhiang a deep hug, jogs around the runway, and flees toward the exit, smiling.
—
Nathan Heller,
Vogue,
14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jogs
Verb
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After Nessa's crushing death, Glinda (Ariana Grande) hands off her jeweled footwear to Dorothy (Bethany Weaver), who trots down the Yellow Brick Road to meet the Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) in the Emerald City.
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Her head bobs gently, then sharply tilts at specific moments, particularly when certain words cut through the stream of conversation.
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Just after lunchtime on a Saturday in November, a sea of purple braids bobs in unison, barely clearing the tops of the movie-theater seats behind them.
Noun
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When your dopamine levels, the chemical baseline responsible for motivation and pursuit, are naturally low, your brain searches for quick stimuli to wake itself up.
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At a moment when the market seems saturated with stimuli, superstructures and research for its own sake, Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons brought the focus back to the essence of the product.
Noun
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One of the Sentinel’s big pushes to relocated the capital here came in 1933, with editorials and news stories explaining the virtues of making the City Beautiful the Capital City.
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If a pal pushes, smile and hold the line.
Verb
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Investigators were also searching a path that starts at the park and runs the length of the town.
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The vote totals reset for Phase 2, which runs from next Monday through Thursday.
Verb
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For Day 5 at Ascot Racecourse, the royal wore the same Eliot Zed pumps from the day before.
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The Griz constantly pumps the rod to get his bait darting forward and then dropping back.
Noun
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But aside from gifting Zane with spurs, Beth’s more or less a spectator through all of the Jackson family drama.
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Yeezy works into the evening, hacking at jagged spurs of plastic and tapping away with a special brass gunsmith’s hammer.
Noun
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Steely and deliberate songwriting that casually staggers down the line between rhythm and melody, laced with loose yet conscious jams.
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Achieving it in reality would be brutally hard because the target moves, hides, jams, uses decoys, and fights back.
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“Jogs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jogs. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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