trooped

verb

past tense of troop
as in marched

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trooped
  1. marched
  2. strode
  3. paraded
  4. walked
  5. paced
  6. strolled
  7. traipsed
  8. trekked
Verb
  • In steady rain and silence, thousands marched in Novi Sad on Sunday in a gesture of respect for the victims.
    — MARKO DROBNJAKOVIC, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • At dawn on October 18, 1776, four thousand British and Hessian soldiers marched along the narrow country road that followed the high ground the rock sits on.
    — Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of marched
Verb
  • The Bahamian police and armed forces strode out to greet Charles in lockstep, some wearing pith helmets.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • But then James Bond strode into the pages of popular culture, dapper and deft.
    — Scott Simon, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of strode
Verb
  • Hailey Newton-Smith of Toronto built this gigantic, 90-pound Godzilla costume, then paraded in it at the G-Fest Godzilla convention in Rosemont in July 2026.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Armani hosted one of his big One Night Only events in Beijing in 2012 and paraded 15 Armani Privé couture dresses as a tribute to China.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of paraded
Verb
  • She was rescued by the Riverside County firefighters and walked away without injuries.
    — Iris Kwok Follow Nov. 6, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The little lumberjack walked to the far end of the forest and started cutting.
    — Jeremy Macliver, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of walked
Verb
  • Elija Lofton paced the team with 113 yards — his first-ever 100-yard performance — and nearly scored the game-tying touchdown.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
  • LaRaiya Cunningham-Duncan paced Burlington Central (30-8) with four kills.
    — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of paced
Verb
  • Cara Hile and her mother, Jeri, strolled up to a two-story home in Brookside Saturday, pamphlets in-hand.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Jackson’s blind was situated on rolling private farmland, and late that afternoon a fawn deer strolled down a mountain trail toward Jackson shortly before nightfall.
    — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of strolled
Verb
  • But as one batch of mudbrick lay in the heat, a rogue dog apparently traipsed across a brick and left behind a near perfect, four-toed indentation.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Locals complained tourist gawked at them or traipsed through their yards.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of traipsed
Verb
  • Teenagers trekked out in small packs, and grownups turned it into a date night.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 6 Nov. 2026
  • As Monica Turner trekked across the western hills of Yellowstone National Park, the cold rain was inescapable.
    — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of trekked
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