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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
Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2026
She's quickly forgiven, though, after performing an interesting interpretation of a ''turkey-trot'' — dancing with a turkey on her head.
—Gretchen Hansen, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025
Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Starring Evan Peters, Rebecca Hall, Jeremy Pope, Anthony Ramos and Ashton Kutcher, The Beauty explores the secret, privileged and dark realms of vanity and perfection-seeking within a globe-trotting crime thriller backdrop.
—Jeff Conway, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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Noun
New projects throughout the region continued being built and still more are being planned now, but the pace has dropped from a gallop to a trot.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2026
She's quickly forgiven, though, after performing an interesting interpretation of a ''turkey-trot'' — dancing with a turkey on her head.
—Gretchen Hansen, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025
Verb
The area is so nationally notorious that the Border Patrol chose it to stage an invasion here in July, complete with a literal cavalry of agents trotting down a soccer field where kids usually play while National Guard troops sat inside armored Humvees on Wilshire Boulevard.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Starring Evan Peters, Rebecca Hall, Jeremy Pope, Anthony Ramos and Ashton Kutcher, The Beauty explores the secret, privileged and dark realms of vanity and perfection-seeking within a globe-trotting crime thriller backdrop.
—Jeff Conway, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trot
Noun
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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
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Is there a more ostentatious fat hag in America than Meghan McCain?—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
9 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The illness can cause diarrhea and vomiting, especially in young children.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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The most common side effects come from the caffeine naturally found in coffee beans, such as anxiety, jitters and digestive issues like diarrhea or constipation.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Bryant was the man police identified as responsible for attacks on women who were all jogging in the same area, during the summer of 2025.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Some teams jog around the four mats in single-file lines, weaving around grapplers.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Truthfully, racing in the rain was entertaining.—
Doug Turnbull,
AJC.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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Whether that’s going to see a show, tossing some axes, cuddling with some cats at a café or racing down the slopes, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.—
Heather Zidack,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2026
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When medicine can't treat her cancer, a dying youngster (Zelda Adams) reaches out to a forest witch (Toby Poser) who uses dark magic to cheat death, but there's a serious cost involved in this rich and artfully crafted scary movie.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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There’s literal witches and second sight in his plays.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Carson Jeffres, a senior researcher at UC Davis’ Center for Watershed Sciences, said Friday’s rapid drop in flows and resulting salmon deaths are unlikely to wipe out the Yuba’s runs, thanks to several recent wet years and a strong return of adult salmon.—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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Northwood and Laguna Hills’ girls water polo teams both had their postseason runs halted in the CIF-SS semifinals Tuesday.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Microsoft’s $50 billion investment will, among other things, help to build the data centers crucial to providing the computing power needed to run AI models.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Moe’s Nuggets ran and dared the rest of the NBA to catch up.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Early in my freshman year of college, a speeding car struck my twin brother, Jim, on a street near our campus.—
Christopher Beha,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Warren tore her other ACL at the end of her college soccer career, recovered and relocated to Salt Lake City to commit to speed skating full-time, only to need another surgery a year later to clear up issues from the previous procedure.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Trot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trot. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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