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as in hag
a mean or ugly old woman a gossipy old trot who never had a good word to say about anyone

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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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Recent Examples of trot
Noun
Gill was a beguiling presence, breaking into an in-place trot when singing a lyric about running around on a sunny day. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2025 When a second officer arrives, the video shows Gigliotti suddenly spring into a trot and cross the street away from police. Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 21 July 2025
Verb
As globe-trotting celebrity chefs Anthony Bourdain and Andrew Zimmern reigned in the mid-2000s, Huse and Houck performed a similar kind of culinary exploration in Tampa. Gabrielle Calise, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025 Ahmed will play cocky Flight Nurse Zay Patel, Meyboom as spirited rookie Flight Nurse Piper Adler, Eling as charming First Officer Wyatt Ellis, Lee as ambitious pilot Maya Yang, and Smith as Captain Riley, a globe-trotting pilot with a past connection to Wheezer. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trot
Noun
  • Rather than hang out with the two old hags, Cherry decides to try her luck on the stand-up paddleboards with Brigitte and Daniel, but quickly loses her balance.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • But when the island’s prince is kidnapped, an unlikely alliance of an ogre, hag, wizard and fey will have only days to sneak around London to save him.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Symptoms of the infection include diarrhea, stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting, fever, chills, dangerously low blood pressure and blistering lesions.
    Mollye Barrows, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Symptoms of foodborne illnesses include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain and cramps and fever, according to the CDC.
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After the break, Sinner did jog back to the court, showing no real sign of a lingering injury.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • That’s even if the movie is uneven dramatically, weighed down by traumas and break-ups and breakdowns in the later stretches, and with too many shots of Aishe (Uyghur) jogging toward her future.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Thousands of residents were evacuated as the flames raced up the Santa Ana Mountains, cresting and driving straight toward the Lake Elsinore area, burning cabins in the Cleveland National Forest’s Holy Jim Canyon and then homes in the El Cariso Village neighborhood.
    Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
  • With California poised to become the first state to formally regulate microplastics in consumer products, many brands and retailers are racing to evaluate their value chains in anticipation of significant operational shifts.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Kidman, as well as original co-star Sandra Bullock, will both reprise their roles as sisters Sally and Gillian Owens, who descend from a storied lineage of witches.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Montgomery played Samantha Stephens, a charming witch attempting to live a normal suburban life with her mortal husband.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Pankiw in her doc also recounts how Lilith Fair after its first year for its second and third summer festival runs added rap and R&B artists like Missy Elliot, Neneh Cherry and Erykah Badu following criticism over a too-white event.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Topography will remain the primary driver of growth, and active runs are likely where slope and wind align.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • EDTIn a press conference, authorities shared security camera footage of the gunman running across a roof and jumping down from a building before leaving the Utah Valley University campus.
    Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The design leans rustic (give or take a couple of Togo chairs), with moss green paneling, tartan upholstery, and wood beams running throughout.
    Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Anduril highlights that the architecture also speeds software updates.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The worst issue is that The Portal, with changes meant to speed up progression, allegedly, launched giving everyone less powerful drops, making the new power climb ridiculous.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Trot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trot. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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