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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
  • The Ragin Cajuns marched down the field with ease on two straight touchdown drives, hitting four plays of 25 yards or more to do so.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The result was a sack of Justin Herbert, and the Cardinals marched down for a field goal and a 13-7 halftime lead.
    — Doug Haller, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of marched
Verb
  • Enzo Maresca strode down the Old Trafford tunnel and let out a victorious roar.
    — Sam Lee, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • As Shohei Ohtani strode up to the plate Monday, Michael Bublé’s voice crooned over the Dodger Stadium speakers as always.
    — Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of strode
Verb
  • Over the course of several hours, a kaleidoscopic array of appetizers, mains and desserts were paraded out for the hundreds of guests wearing their Sunday finery.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • When North Korea paraded six mockup ICBMs in 2012, the United States responded by ordering 14 more interceptors.
    — Jeffrey Lewis, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of paraded
Verb
  • At one point, Ramírez, decked out in his jockey outfit, walked Rolison around the grounds by the ear of his horse costume.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The Londoner walked away looking only slightly less confused.
    — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of walked
Verb
  • When the Falcons’ quarterbacks went through footwork and hand-off drills during Wednesday’s practice, Cooper Rush paced the unit at each turn.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 17 Sep. 2026
  • That was evident once again on stage 14, when Pierna — who along with Romeo was one of the revelations of the race — dropped back from the break and paced Mas up the steep slopes of Sierra de la Pandera.
    — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of paced
Verb
  • With a nod from the person at the desk, we were buzzed out and strolled straight onto the tarmac to mount up.
    — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 9 Sep. 2026
  • For the record, the Chorizo strolled home with the win in the Sausage Race, which was mostly jogging.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 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
  • 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
  • Daniel talked with dozens of health officials and trekked to Maine and Louisiana for this eye-opening story.
    — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of trekked
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