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as in diarrhea
trots plural
abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools
ate something that gave us the trots
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as in to jog
to go at a pace faster than a walk
had to trot to keep up with the tour guide's quick pace trotted around the bases after hitting a home run
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as in to race
to proceed or move quickly
now trot along and get washed up for supper
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Recent Examples of trot
Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
This season has been more of a trot.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
Mike Prada, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
The globe-trotting political thriller's star, Claire Danes, will join forces with her old parter in crime-fighting, Damian Lewis, to present one of the evening's awards.
—Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026
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Noun
While saddled up on Bella, Kynleigh happily trots through her house, excited to show Bella a spot she's never seen before.
—Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
This season has been more of a trot.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
Verb
As Jokić turned to trot back on offense, Dort slid over and hit Jokić in the knee.
—Mike Prada, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
The globe-trotting political thriller's star, Claire Danes, will join forces with her old parter in crime-fighting, Damian Lewis, to present one of the evening's awards.
—Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trot
Noun
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Ah, the famous and epic love between an up-and-coming designer and his hag.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
19 Feb. 2026
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The regulars fired at them with a booming 12-pounder that made the American boys lift their knees like old hags, trip and founder as tentacles of water dragged them under.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The most common side effects among the trial group were nausea, diarrhea and vomiting.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
19 Mar. 2026
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Early symptoms include nausea, vomiting, fatigue, appetite loss and diarrhea.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Joel Edgerton jogs past me into a bathroom.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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We are jerked between past and present as his backstory gets filled in, one jogged memory at a time.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Not all fans were racing aficionados.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Mar. 2026
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But Cockrum raced down the court for a layup, barely beating the buzzer to cut the lead to 19-16 entering the final quarter.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And sure, a little bit of that is all the witch stuff, but, more important, as Claire talks about in this episode, back in season two, Master Raymond told her about the pale-blue light that surrounds Claire.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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Giant subterranean sandworms measuring 1,500 feet long; a narcotic that fuels interstellar travel and bends a user’s perception of space-time; a mystical cabal of eugenicist witches—the list goes on.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Huntington Beach was trailing by two runs when left-hander Christian Haupt entered the game in relief in the fourth.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
19 Mar. 2026
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The Aggies roared back, scoring seven runs and refusing to relinquish the lead for the rest of the game.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Dozens of candidates ran for five open seats in the Chicago area, where funding from groups supporting Israel and the cryptocurrency industry played an outsize role.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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Bob Fioretti is the lone Republican running for attorney general and will likely go up against Raoul, who has been in office since 2019.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Several commercial outfits have recently announced big funding influxes aimed at speeding up the development and launch of new orbiting outposts.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
21 Mar. 2026
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Poehling took a pass from Killorn, sped down the left side, cut right and shot against the grain to the left.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Trot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trot. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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