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
Some skeptics trotted out the notion that a limping team, even one that won 98 games, would not last long in the postseason.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
The capitalist urge to optimize and market everything, even our late night choices, are trotted out astutely in the New York article.
—Andrew Pasquier, Them., 18 Sep. 2025
The American League East leaders trotted out a rookie for his major league debut in mid-September, which was newsworthy in itself.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Much like the legacy acts that reunite, sometimes for the paycheck and sometimes simply for old times’ sake, the gents are happy to trot out the hits one more time.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
The capitalist urge to optimize and market everything, even our late night choices, are trotted out astutely in the New York article.
—Andrew Pasquier, Them., 18 Sep. 2025
The American League East leaders trotted out a rookie for his major league debut in mid-September, which was newsworthy in itself.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Much like the legacy acts that reunite, sometimes for the paycheck and sometimes simply for old times’ sake, the gents are happy to trot out the hits one more time.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trot out
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The administration has offered signing bonuses, student loan forgiveness and large salaries to those willing to join ICE.—
Juan Cordoba,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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Check out our latest digital and print subscription offers here.—
Nashville Tennessean,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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How does a century-old industrial company such as Firmenich (renamed DSM-Firmenich following its 2023 merger with Dutch chemical firm DSM) manage to remain globally competitive today, given that a large share of its cost base is in the most expensive country in the world?—
Peter Vanham,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers to give 60 days’ notice ahead of mass layoffs.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Trot out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trot%20out. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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