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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 traveled
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
The Knicks — the same clumsy team that tripped over itself for most of this century — are going to the finals for the first time since 1999.
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Fred Katz, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Darby tried a suicide dive, but tripped on the ropes and landed on the back of his neck for a scary landing.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
As the video below shows, Allen tripped Thompson and committed a foul.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
Warsh shares Miran's view that the Fed has gotten tripped in over analyzing micro-level prices, Warsh said at his April 21 confirmation hearing.
—Matt Peterson,steve Liesman, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Officer Galewski tried to back up, but tripped over a piece of furniture and fell to the ground.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Hawaii, however, tripped UC Irvine, with the Anteaters falling 3-1 (25-15, 18-25, 18-25, 20-25) in the championship match.
—Jordan Puente, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Trevor and Josh then tripped around in Bill Hull’s Suburban, impressing girls and joyriding to the coast and up to Eugene with a friend.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 11 May 2026
According to Rhett Broderick, his mother tripped in prison several weeks ago and broke some ribs.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
Fred Katz, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Darby tried a suicide dive, but tripped on the ropes and landed on the back of his neck for a scary landing.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
As the video below shows, Allen tripped Thompson and committed a foul.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
Warsh shares Miran's view that the Fed has gotten tripped in over analyzing micro-level prices, Warsh said at his April 21 confirmation hearing.
—Matt Peterson,steve Liesman, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Officer Galewski tried to back up, but tripped over a piece of furniture and fell to the ground.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Hawaii, however, tripped UC Irvine, with the Anteaters falling 3-1 (25-15, 18-25, 18-25, 20-25) in the championship match.
—Jordan Puente, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Trevor and Josh then tripped around in Bill Hull’s Suburban, impressing girls and joyriding to the coast and up to Eugene with a friend.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 11 May 2026
According to Rhett Broderick, his mother tripped in prison several weeks ago and broke some ribs.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tripped
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Second baseman Alex Freeland grabbed it and dove to beat Castro to first base for the out, but Rumfield trotted home on the play.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
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The traveling show has globe-trotted annually, most recently to New York and the likes of Hangzhou, China; Manchester, England, and Dakar, Senegal.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
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Piccotto effectively plays the regret of a mother forced to reckon with the loss of a child, the horror of engaging with that child again, while also grappling with her own role as a mother felled by the scourge of addiction.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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In a Western Conference Final where a few other key Colorado Avalanche players are already playing through injuries, the NHL’s leading goal scorer this season was felled trying to prevent someone else from scoring.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
25 May 2026
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The next day, Singleton hopped on a call with her for an hour and a half.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
28 May 2026
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Prior to his work on Valerie, Storm hopped over to feature films to direct the vampire movie spoof Once Bitten, which starred the then-up-and-coming actor Jim Carrey opposite Lauren Hutton.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Beachfront guesthouses for friends and family are now part of the resort’s main room blocks, all named after cities around the globe where the owner and his wife had traveled.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Curry has traveled to China seven times with the most recent tour to Chongqing last August, and each visit has drawn massive, frenzied crowds.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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OpenAI, Google and Perplexity have rolled out research tools and agents for shopping, though some of those efforts have stumbled due to technical bugs or challenges with onboarding retailers.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
27 May 2026
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The Liberty have stumbled to a 3-4 record to start the season.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
26 May 2026
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The ball dropped in, and Turner jogged into second base.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Right fielder Corbin Carroll tracked down the fly ball, and Eldridge jogged back to the dugout having been Oracle’d for the first time in his career.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
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Oil prices rise, stocks fall over Hormuz deadlock Oil prices rose and stocks slipped on growing signs that the Strait of Hormuz was likely to remain all but shut for the foreseeable future.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
29 May 2026
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Vaccination rates have slipped, and large, multistate outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases have inevitably come roaring back.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
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Garrincha, feeling increasingly abandoned and alone, bounced between the bar and the hospital, often on the same day.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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The ball hit the bag and bounced away from Spencer Torkelson, so Walton was safe.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
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“Tripped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tripped. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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