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Definition of tripnext
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as in to hop
to move with a light springing step dancers tripping lightly across the stage

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Recent Examples of trip
Noun
Interestingly, a full-tab low-impedance design drives system round-trip efficiency up to 96 percent to limit energy waste. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026 His trip to the county jail came after a visit to a local hospital. Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
Wheeler trips more often now and no longer rides his scooter around the cul de sac because of his deteriorating vision and poor coordination. Gerry Smith, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026 At one point Hussain, having to contend with more limited space in the box with another person in there, nearly trips over a box. Nick Miller, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for trip
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trip
Noun
  • The vessel, Professor Molchanov, is used for commercial expedition cruises, including to Svalbard, which sits more than 500 miles north of the Norwegian mainland.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The Russian vessel is used for commercial expedition cruises, including to Svalbard.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Well, his speed off the edge can cause a quarterback to make mistakes — the kind of game-changing mistakes from which the Chiefs did not benefit a year ago.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2026
  • In a work so dense with references, mistakes will sprout like crabgrass; write a big book on André Le Nôtre’s formal gardens and the earthworm experts will gather to deride your confusion.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Later in the frame, Chisholm jogged home slowly after Wells homered off Morán.
    Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • In 2022, Oklahoma death row inmate William Reece received three life sentences after pleading guilty to three murders in Texas, including the killing of 12-year-old Laura Smither, who was abducted while jogging near her home in Friendswood in 1997.
    Holly Yan, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
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  • The key to why scores are falling so widely may be found in an accompanying survey taken by students.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Volatility tends to ease in November, with the VIX falling around 4% as the midterm results remove a key political overhang and provide investors with greater clarity on the policy backdrop, said James Ooi, market strategist at Tiger Brokers.
    Joanna Ossinger,Justina Lee, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Cats might hop onto counters and knock over dishes, so keep them out of the way, Dresser said.
    Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • As part of their ordeal, Ben and his girls have been hopping into their 2015 Kia Sedona every couple weeks to drive the 265 miles from Otis for lengthy visits.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid host one of his old sides Inter in the pick of the matches on Tuesday, with Aston Villa also travelling to Belgium to face Club Brugge and Manchester City visiting Porto.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Who can travel so far north – further north than any city in the US or Canada – to visit this one-of-a-kind place and this absolutely unique building that is like nothing that was ever built before?
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But since then, Nosková has solidified while Sabalenka has stumbled, and the Czech has also gotten through some tough matches to reach this one.
    Ava Wallace, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Byron Nelson stumbles again Normally an area power, Trophy Club Byron Nelson is off to a rocky start.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Fleury has since embarked on a coaching journey of more than 20 years, including stops at Sacred Heart as a defensive coordinator and Towson as a special teams coordinator.
    Andrew Destin, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • After a wait of almost 1,000 years and a journey of hundreds of miles, the Bayeux Tapestry 's big moment is here.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

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“Trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trip. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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