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as in trotted
to go at a pace faster than a walk
went tripping up the steps of city hall in their eagerness to get married
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as in fell
to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily
tripped over a chair and landed on her face
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as in travelled
to take a trip especially of some distance
while he was growing up, the family tripped to New England every summer
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as in stumbled
to make a mistake
the press has had it in for the new governor, and they are just waiting for her to trip
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Recent Examples of tripped
On Canal Street on Thursday morning, lost tourists tripped over commuters hustling out of the subway, the grates on the souvenir stores went up, but most of the street vendors were still missing.
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Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2025
Prodded by a fan question about bloopers while reading a story on air, asked by Bravo host Andy Cohen, Daly recalled how working with a teleprompter and a big name like Leonardo DiCaprio tripped him up.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
The person who tripped him has not been identified.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
If one or the other is tripped, turn that back on and test again.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
The Penguins were down 2-1, but were controlling the majority of play when Rust was blatantly tripped in the corner.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
The boy stopped the chase after the child tripped, the other boy told deputies, according to the sheriff’s office.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
And Anand pointed out that the government similarly warned about crippling lawsuits when the Supreme Court, in 2006, considered a case brought by a woman who tripped over mail left on her porch.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
The opposing quarterback tripped and fell, and then tripped and fell again, and then returned to his feet to score the game-winning touchdown.
—Sam McDowell October 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2025
Prodded by a fan question about bloopers while reading a story on air, asked by Bravo host Andy Cohen, Daly recalled how working with a teleprompter and a big name like Leonardo DiCaprio tripped him up.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
The person who tripped him has not been identified.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
If one or the other is tripped, turn that back on and test again.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
The Penguins were down 2-1, but were controlling the majority of play when Rust was blatantly tripped in the corner.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
The boy stopped the chase after the child tripped, the other boy told deputies, according to the sheriff’s office.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
And Anand pointed out that the government similarly warned about crippling lawsuits when the Supreme Court, in 2006, considered a case brought by a woman who tripped over mail left on her porch.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
The opposing quarterback tripped and fell, and then tripped and fell again, and then returned to his feet to score the game-winning touchdown.
—Sam McDowell October 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tripped
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As Varsho trotted, the Rogers Centre erupted – and the fans kept partying on the club level well past midnight.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Just as Tommy Fleetwood was preparing to putt on the green at the par-5 18th hole, a collared four-legged visitor trotted onto the fairway.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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The at-bats were brief and uneventful, the opposite of the approach that carried Toronto to this stage and felled Snell in Game 1.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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That says a lot about the 2025 Red Sox, who were a top offensive team in many metrics, but were also felled by their bats in crucial spots throughout the year and postseason.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Finesse then hopped on Instagram Live and said that he was arrested for THC vapes and not hard drugs.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
23 Oct. 2025
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Afterward, the group bar-hopped, grabbed tacos and Holly danced the night away — the fix held perfectly.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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But even on a night where Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards scored 31, no one was better than Dončić, who only stumbled when the Lakers tried to get him to 50 points.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Abdi stumbled, and only kept himself upright by leaning with both hands on his cane.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Sanders jogged down the field to pick up after his assistant, creating a viral moment on social media before the Buffaloes' blowout loss.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Wil Lutz jogged onto the field and the Broncos walked off with the most improbable win.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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The apple-munching Euphoria actor slipped into Tilda Swinton’s plush period dress from the ravishing 1992 drama, joined by Jeff Goldblum, Wicked’s wizard himself, in sparkly Gucci.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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Shares of Honeywell have slipped 4% this year.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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The puck bounced up and hit DeMelo in the face, and a referee whistled Boldy for high sticking, although replay revealed at no time did Boldy’s stick touch DeMelo.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
29 Oct. 2025
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Beyond the housing units that concealed this bloody event, a truck rumbled along the road, a basketball bounced, children squealed, the sounds foreign, from another world.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Twenty-four sides travelled to Chile for the latest edition of a tournament that has given rise to some of the finest players across the globe.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Many suburbanites would come to Philadelphia to do their holiday shopping, while others traveled to the city for the annual Army-Navy football game, according to Britannica.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Tripped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tripped. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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