as in to offer
to put before another for acceptance or consideration
after no one bought the first explanation, they trotted out another
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Recent Examples of trot out
Saki’s one-year-old, Enzo, is periodically trotted out on Winters’s hip, a sometimes babbling manifestation of everything her character is juggling.
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Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2025
Wharton then trots out Aunt Lydia, before blaming her for turning the handmaids into murderers.
—EW.com, 20 May 2025
With Oklahoma City slowly but surely losing its grip on the game, trailing 69-63, the Thunder trotted out a lineup of Caruso, Aaron Wiggins, Cason Wallace, Jalen Williams and Hartenstein.
—Kelly Iko, New York Times, 12 May 2025
The Wolves’ roster now laps the lineups Golden State can trot out without Curry.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 May 2025
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Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2025
Wharton then trots out Aunt Lydia, before blaming her for turning the handmaids into murderers.
—EW.com, 20 May 2025
With Oklahoma City slowly but surely losing its grip on the game, trailing 69-63, the Thunder trotted out a lineup of Caruso, Aaron Wiggins, Cason Wallace, Jalen Williams and Hartenstein.
—Kelly Iko, New York Times, 12 May 2025
The Wolves’ roster now laps the lineups Golden State can trot out without Curry.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trot out
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Substack offers a comprehensive solution that combines website functionality, blogging capability, newsletter distribution and podcast hosting.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2025
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Downstairs, Causa offers a six-course tasting menu focused on prime seafood sourced locally and from around the world.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
17 June 2025
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And there is a robust Italian influence, one that is unsurprising given several centuries of Italian migration to the city.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
20 June 2025
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Bigge gave a thumbs-up to the crowd as he was transported out of the stadium on a medical cart.—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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“Trot out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trot%20out. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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