jogs 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of jog
1
as in trots
to go at a pace faster than a walk had to jog to catch up to them

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2
as in bobs
to make short up-and-down movements her purse was jogging against her hip as she walked

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jogs

2 of 2

noun

plural of jog
1
as in stimuli

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2
as in pushes

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Recent Examples of jogs
Verb
First inning, Shohei Ohtani walks, steals second, jogs to third on a single by Freddie Freeman, scores on a grounder by Mookie Betts. — Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 Against Senegal, Odegaard casually jogs off the pitch at the near post to drag a player away from the box as Julian Ryerson delivers the corner. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026 Orchard Street, which jogs awkwardly around the one-time dump at Gowen Road, in particular needs to change, according to both Ada County Highway District and Boise city reports. — Mark Dee july 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 July 2026 Joel Edgerton jogs past me into a bathroom. — 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jogs
  1. trots
  2. bobs
  3. stimuli
  4. pushes
  5. runs
  6. pumps
  7. spurs
  8. jams
Verb
  • And they custom-fit Shawkat’s mellower Molly, who trots behind in Frankie’s wake of destruction.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • 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.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
Definition of trots
Verb
  • Multiple saunas and cold plunge pools sit alongside hot pools right on deck, and the whole thing bobs gently while the harbor traffic goes by, which somehow makes the ritual feel more honest than any five-star spa could.
    — Winston Ross, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • From a fringed mullet, to a blonde buzz cut, bobs in various lengths, micro bangs, and even a shade of citrus—Kristen Stewart’s looks are always executed with an edge.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 24 July 2026
Definition of bobs
Noun
  • What is your approach to writing, in terms of outside stimuli?
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The third is to develop novel variations of your stimuli or your benchmark items in order to test robustness and generalization.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of stimuli
Noun
  • From gentle ridge walks with panoramic valley views to high-altitude summit pushes, every level of explorer is catered to.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Las Vegas made several pushes and cut Atlanta's advantage to eight at times, but coach Karl Smesko said the Dream repeatedly answered with key baskets from Reese, Howard, Gray and Canada.
    — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of pushes
Verb
  • Sebold’s was the third such attack in Thornden Park, which runs alongside the campus, in about seven months.
    — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The center runs workshops on how to build air purifiers, how to measure heat and temperature in homes, and teaches solutions for treating those problems.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of runs
Verb
  • The first uses a special rig that pumps sCO₂ through real downhole equipment under realistic conditions.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The Pod sits atop your mattress and connects to a hub that pumps heated or cooled water through internal tubing, with each side of the bed running its own heat zone.
    — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of pumps
Noun
  • One exhibit brings together the then-future president’s buckskin jacket and pants, his rifle, Tiffany knife, his spurs, and his branding irons.
    — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026
  • But aside from gifting Zane with spurs, Beth’s more or less a spectator through all of the Jackson family drama.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 19 June 2026
Definition of spurs
Noun
  • Meghan’s As Ever lifestyle company is based in California, and sells products associated with a high-end Californian lifestyle – rosé wine, flower sprinkles and jams, as Boshoff reported.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The seller of Folgers coffee and Smucker’s jams also raised its forecast for profit over the full year.
    — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of jams

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“Jogs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jogs. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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