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
  • 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
  • Chad Williams jogged back toward Blue Lakes, appearing to glance for pursuers around the charging station’s wall, Watters’ video showed.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • First responders then raced to get to the crash scene and used ropes to descend down the cliff, but there were no survivors.
    Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The two-time Olympic champion from Norway hadn’t raced since having surgery early this year to clean up scar tissue on the protective sheath around his left Achilles tendon.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Investigators analyzed data from more than 1,700 participants in a long-running study funded by the National Institutes of Health.
    Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group runs both of the Whitney’s two dining outlets.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Vaquer took out Rodriguez and Perez in the process before the trio scurried away.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • While on camera in Los Angeles' Sherman Oaks neighborhood during a live broadcast, a cockroach scurried across Menitoff's blouse and chest before flying away.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • As Crowley sprinted across the state to capture undecided voters, Hong was batting down controversies.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Max Llewellyn could have possibly gotten him down, but the rookie QB sprinted down field fast.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Last year, the Department of Energy sped up reactor permitting.
    Hanna Merzbach, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026
  • According to a crash log, the crash happened as a black and green Ford Mustang sped north on I-435.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Barcola clipped the ball over his marker, galloped towards the box and saw a left-footed cross charged down.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • By then, firefighters had begun to arrive as flames spread across the dry grasslands and the family hurried to evacuate.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Kids in oversize orange fishing aprons hurried to the window where the bird stood at attention.
    Natalie B. Compton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026

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“Trotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trotted. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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