trotted

past tense of trot
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Recent Examples of trotted Earlier this month, bulldozers were videoed uprooting trees and shoveling dirt as wild animals trotted by. Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026 This time, Maye tossed an interception downfield, and trotted off toward the sideline in defeat. Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2026 Ohtani trotted home on his bad knee – which will prevent him from pitching indefinitely but not hitting – when Freddie Freeman dumped a two-out, two-strike RBI single into center field. Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 20 July 2026 Joe Biden famously trotted across the road shaking hands and kissing babies during Pittsburgh’s Labor Day parade in 2015. Salena Zito, Washington Post, 1 July 2026 About 100 yards to the right, a herd of caribou trotted past. Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026 Majestic horses trotted past the grazing hogs. Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026 Walk stole third and then trotted home when Camden Johnson clubbed his ninth home run of the season. Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2026 As Augie Lopez trotted around the bases late Monday night, the small contingent of USC fans could finally be heard at Blue Bell Park. Jose De Jesus Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trotted
Verb
  • Myles Straw, running out to left as Varland jogged in from the bullpen, began yelling at his closer and throwing his arm in the air.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Back up in his own end zone, Robinson blew past outside linebacker Azeez Ojulari, made the snag from Tagovailoa and jogged the rest of the way to the goal line.
    Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • And Ian Happ raced around from first to score on the throwing error, giving the Cubs a 4-3 lead.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Tara Rudd drove toward Angel City’s back line and threaded a pass through to Rodman, who raced downfield and curled a shot just over goalkeeper Angelina Anderson.
    Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The backstory Iva and Renato are the third generation of Iva’s family to run the business, started by Iva’s great-uncle Zorko and his wife Rita (merging their names to create Zori) back in 1947.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Nakase rolled with the bench unit for much of the fourth quarter, asking Kaitlyn Chen to run point and Hayes to create off the dribble.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • As Hodges scurried about in a panic, Devenanzio kept his game face on and won by a mile.
    Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Vaquer took out Rodriguez and Perez in the process before the trio scurried away.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Brown sprinted down the sideline for a 70-yard gain, the biggest play of the night, to set up a one-yard Milton rushing score.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Smith, bleeding from his neck and face, sprinted from man to man, treating and dressing their wounds.
    Ethan Rocke, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The charter Girardeau sailed with was about four miles out and almost at the its trip when word of the hammerhead was radioed out — the crew decided to take a chance and sped up the coast 15 minutes to see the shark still sauntering in the sea.
    Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The two men ran, laughing, to the blue Mazda that was waiting for them, and Stana, who was driving, sped away.
    Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The house had been a grand property in another era, complete with Welsh ponies whose riders once galloped through the surrounding woods.
    Sara Ruffin Costello, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026
  • As famine, war, pestilence and death galloped through, religious thought had been taking on an apocalyptic and self-abnegatory fervor.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • The other officers hurried to the second scene as Hernandez tackled a fleeing Edgar to the ground.
    Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
  • News outlets hurried to meet the demand for information by publishing new stories about Harp.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

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“Trotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trotted. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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