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
  • Williams went four for five and marched USC down the field on his first possession.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Within days, she was fired and marched out of the building in November 2025.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of marched
Verb
  • Fans of Waterbird Coffee were without their downtown Kansas City spot for just a few months before new owners strode in — single origin beans in hand — to save it.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Lovingly, his devoted grandfather lifted him up and the two strode over for a close-up study.
    — Patricia Steckler, Baltimore Sun, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of strode
Verb
  • This was an era long before people paraded through hotels in flip-flops, yoga pants and workout bras.
    — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The 28-year-old centre-half was paraded on the pitch before the 3-0 home win against Coventry on Friday in the opening game of the new Premier League season.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of paraded
Verb
  • One day earlier, given the same advance notice, Allen struck out twice and walked during a 6-2 loss.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • After striking out the side in the first, Cavalli walked the bases loaded with one out in the second but then struck out Owen Caissie and Mack to escape the jam.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of walked
Verb
  • Joel Dowen paced back and forth on the second floor of his Concord residence as DEA agents waited anxiously outside.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • George Wood/Getty Images Carlos Baleba will add more dynamism and creativity but the biggest concern was how insipid and one-paced the new midfield combination of Santos and Youri Tielemans looked.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of paced
Verb
  • The couple strolled through Hampstead with their two dogs in tow.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Just last week, Minnesota strolled into San Francisco, delivered a clinical beatdown and strutted off the floor like brash royalty, reminding the peasants of their place.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of strolled
Verb
  • Locals complained tourist gawked at them or traipsed through their yards.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • In the story, the dress is a reminder of a more exciting time in the lives of the married protagonists, who have returned to Canada after having traipsed around the globe for years.
    — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
Definition of traipsed
Verb
  • After Only Murders In the Building‘s sleuthing trio of Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short) and Mabel (Selena Gomez) trekked to London for the upcoming Season 6, the writers room of the Hulu mystery comedy series is on the move too.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Her parents paid the doctor who trekked to their home to deliver her with a sack of cornmeal.
    — Shima Oliaee, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of trekked
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