trotted

past tense of trot
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Recent Examples of trotted 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 The traveling show has globe-trotted annually, most recently to New York and the likes of Hangzhou, China; Manchester, England, and Dakar, Senegal. Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 27 May 2026 The Household Cavalry, on dark horses and with brightly shining breastplates, trotted past, jingling like a cutlery drawer. Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trotted
Verb
  • After feeding coins into a meter, Darien Wharton, 21, of west Orlando, jogged across West Robinson Street to drop something at a friend’s apartment.
    Sara-James Ranta, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026
  • Jason Melara ran out of the hospital and jogged through traffic on Culver Boulevard with two men, whom police later identified as Daymonee Johnson and Mahki Taylor.
    Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Verb
  • Huffy, a brand once dismissed by some but historically durable and even Olympic-raced, has successfully reinvented itself in the e-bike market.
    William Roberson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Right fielder Wilyer Abreu raced home, tying the game at 4-4.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • The former Charlotte bus driver, who just unsuccessfully ran for a Mecklenburg County Commission at-large seat, faces charges of assaulting a federal agent while on federal property.
    Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
  • As token prices decline, demand for these supporting systems may grow because companies will run more models across more tasks.
    Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • That’s when someone from the crew scurried onstage, presumably to take away the microphones and set the stage for the next act.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026
  • One rainy afternoon in August, Jean Booth scurried up the stairs of a nondescript Thai restaurant tucked into a strip mall off the highway, shook out her blue, shoulder-length hair and took out her phone.
    Juliet Linderman, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • After controlling the ball twice with his head, Bouanga sprinted into the box and coolly lifted it over goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland and into the net.
    Josh Gross, Daily News, 26 July 2026
  • As Mortos tried to retrieve the contract, Komander sprinted across the top rope and took Mortos out.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Verb
  • The bulk of the original tale — Lara’s encounter with her sea witch aunt Grace, her emergence into the world of humans, her romance with a dashing prince — is sped through in the show’s first 15 minutes.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 24 July 2026
  • Prosecutors said Garcia got into her car, pushed her out of the driver’s seat and sped off in her vehicle.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • At the same time, a big bull sable galloped out from behind a bush headed for the crest.
    Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • Wilson arced a left-footed pass into the perfect space for the Italian, whose shot was hurried and saved by Arthur Okonkwo.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • But morning travelers include schoolchildren, teen drivers, pedestrians, cyclists and workers who may be tired or hurried.
    Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 23 July 2026

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“Trotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trotted. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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