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
  • Fans of Princess Aiko, the emperor’s sole daughter, have marched in Japan’s streets in recent weeks in support of her eligibility to become empress.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The two candidates finalized the arguments of their campaigns on Saturday, as Lula marched along Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach, while Bolsonaro campaigned in a key battleground state.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of marched
Verb
  • But then James Bond strode into the pages of popular culture, dapper and deft.
    — Scott Simon, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
  • As the book shows, into that incredibly fertile downtown atmosphere strode an artist determined to become himself.
    — Sean Wilentz, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of strode
Verb
  • 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
  • Inside a Cantonese restaurant with a view of the foggy San Francisco night, a place picked by my oh-so sophisticated local cousin Noreen, plates piled with orange chicken and honey walnut shrimp paraded past me on the lazy Susan in the center.
    — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of paraded
Verb
  • Elsewhere, a pink-haired Adéla and smoky-eyed Demi Lovato walked the red carpet before a night of festivities joined by the likes of Cynthia Erivo, Charlize Theron and more.
    — Arushi Jacob, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
  • When the sidewalk ended, Brown walked across the four empty lanes towards the other sidewalk.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of walked
Verb
  • Outside hitter Torrey Stafford paced a balanced attack with 12 kills, Henley Anderson added 11 kills, and Nya Bunton chipped in eight kills and three blocks.
    — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Employees are under constant pressure to keep up with economic volatility, advancing technologies, the rising cost of living and fast-paced work environments.
    — Jon Lowe, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of paced
Verb
  • 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
  • Moments later, a male lion strolled out of the thin trees behind me, settling by the pond for a drink.
    — Samantha Falewée, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 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
  • As Monica Turner trekked across the western hills of Yellowstone National Park, the cold rain was inescapable.
    — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Rather than taking the dry way out and heading home on the 4 train, we all got caught up in a more southerly impulse and trekked to our friends’ new place down in Battery Park City.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of trekked
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