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
  • Sauron’s armies have marched across the whole of the world, conquering all in their path.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2026
  • Protesters marched Wednesday after the shooting and held a candlelight vigil for the man who died.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Definition of marched
Verb
  • Enzo Maresca strode into the Manchester City press auditorium five minutes early, addressed the room and took off his jacket.
    — Sam Lee, New York Times, 25 July 2026
  • Prosecutor Joel Seidemann strode briskly up the length of the courtroom’s center aisle with an accordion file under one arm and a line of eight younger colleagues rushing to keep up.
    — Laura Italiano, NBC news, 20 July 2026
Definition of strode
Verb
  • In 2022, a pair of witness stones were placed in front of the steps of Trinity on the Green Episcopal Church, near the spot where Lois and her mother were paraded and sold.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026
  • Maradona and Messi have paraded through Kolkata on multiple summer tours, mobbed by thousands at the airport and on the streets, hailed as gods coming down to earth.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 16 July 2026
Definition of paraded
Verb
  • The king was said to have walked the perimeter at dusk and, like Ser Criston Cole, did not wear his mail hauberk.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Lindsay Pruitt gives him a hug while checking out this week’s edition of Sip City’s Wine & Chill Wednesday, having walked the 500 steps from her front door.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026
Definition of walked
Verb
  • Clark finished with 17 points and seven assists, while teammate Kelsey Mitchell paced the team with a game-high 33 points.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • The ascent of a towering Aleppo pine — not one of the trees slated for removal — was a quiet and slowly paced piece de la resistance.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of paced
Verb
  • Harry and Archie strolled ahead of Lilibet, who wore a floral dress with metallic sandals while touting a tiny purse.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 23 July 2026
  • The pair strolled holding hands around Soho and Washington Square Park.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 20 July 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
  • One section tracks the influence of the Alhambra complex, in Granada, where artists trekked to whet their appetites for the exotic.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • After the band decided not to play, Lee and company trekked to the International Amphitheatre to watch Kiss.
    — Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
Definition of trekked
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