as in offered
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 trotted out
The last time someone trotted out that phrase in the middle of a war, things didn’t go too well after that.
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Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
Dos Santos trotted out the same lineup to begin the second half, and a beautiful sequence led to Bouanga’s franchise-leading 14th goal in CONCACAF.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
Instead, Conger finds that what’s regarded as totally transformative technology is often getting trotted out as a ruse for cuts to bloated workforces that had to happen anyway, or as a wager on the miracles to come.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
And the formula that was now evident couldn’t just be trotted out for a third album outright.
—Sara Vallone
march 5, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
The 2026 model has already been trotted out, so this teased design will have to be a 2027 or later.
—Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 25 Feb. 2026
Shrine Bowl When the West team got the ball early in the first quarter, Barnett trotted out there with teammates on the line from UCLA, Oklahoma, Illinois and Wisconsin.
—Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2026
The banana-loving blobs have already been trotted out to advertise the Games, appearing in a spot with Team USA snowboarding gold medalist Chloe Kim.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
In the art world, Black women are trotted out, tokenized, and exploited with little thought given to their wellbeing.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 28 Jan. 2026
Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
Dos Santos trotted out the same lineup to begin the second half, and a beautiful sequence led to Bouanga’s franchise-leading 14th goal in CONCACAF.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
Instead, Conger finds that what’s regarded as totally transformative technology is often getting trotted out as a ruse for cuts to bloated workforces that had to happen anyway, or as a wager on the miracles to come.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
And the formula that was now evident couldn’t just be trotted out for a third album outright.
—Sara Vallone
march 5, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
The 2026 model has already been trotted out, so this teased design will have to be a 2027 or later.
—Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 25 Feb. 2026
Shrine Bowl When the West team got the ball early in the first quarter, Barnett trotted out there with teammates on the line from UCLA, Oklahoma, Illinois and Wisconsin.
—Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2026
The banana-loving blobs have already been trotted out to advertise the Games, appearing in a spot with Team USA snowboarding gold medalist Chloe Kim.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
In the art world, Black women are trotted out, tokenized, and exploited with little thought given to their wellbeing.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trotted out
Verb
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Her previous story had offered no reason to expect this seismic turn of events!—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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The couple stayed one additional night at their original resort after management offered guests affected by cancellations a 50% discount from the regular rate of about $1,500.—
Blane Bachelor,
CNN Money,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Girl Scout Ava Duff gave a speech and led the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by other speakers and a wreath-laying ceremony at the first lady’s grave site in Yorba Linda.—
Jeff Gritchen,
Oc Register,
17 Mar. 2026
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Deputies gave him several doses of Narcan, a medicine that rapidly reverses opioid overdoses, and began CPR, the sheriff’s office said.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Trotted out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trotted%20out. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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