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
  • 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
  • Mbappé ran up the center of the field to celebrate his 61st international goal, colliding with Dembélé, and jogged to the bench to hug Deschamps, who returned for the match after going to France for his mother's funeral.
    CBS News, CBS News, 1 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
  • For five years running, Americans have had to live with wallet-fleecing, budget-busting, paycheck-eating inflation – including a painful stretch where the pace of price hikes hit a 40-year high.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • The agency has also sent staff to Anson County to help run the elections office while the county searches for new leadership.
    Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • The plane stopped, passengers scurried to the terminal and airport employees climbed up on the wings trying to keep the airliner from blowing away.
    Dan Kelly July 8, Kansas City Star, 8 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
  • But morning travelers include schoolchildren, teen drivers, pedestrians, cyclists and workers who may be tired or hurried.
    Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
  • The ramyeon in the pot burbled over, and Bo hurried to the stove to turn off the gas.
    Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026

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“Trotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trotted. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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