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
And with Los Angeles essentially punting in Week 18 with little stakes to play for, the club trotted out wide swaths of its B-team -- and C-team -- against Denver Sunday.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026
Quinn Ewers marked the 26th starting quarterback the franchise has trotted out.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
Food resembling a Christmas feast, a state representative stepping in for Santa Claus, and dogs trotted out in their season's finest.
—Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Coach Charles Lee instead trotted out a lineup featuring Collin Sexton, Sion James, Kon Knueppel and Mason Plumlee to go with mainstay Miles Bridges, and the Hornets were in it until the end, falling short due to an inability to close it out.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 23 Nov. 2025
Eaton called a timeout and as the Eagles trotted out to the field, Keller called a timeout.
—Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2025
The Warriors also trotted out Jimmy Butler and Gui Santos at the five.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
Actually, Alma does suffer from ulcers, which cause her extraordinary stomach pain and vomiting at inconvenient moments, and cause viewers to wonder not if but when such clumsy symbolic traits will be trotted out in the future.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
When Longhorns backup quarterback Matthew Caldwell trotted out for one play against Florida and threw a seed for a 26-yard completion, Texas had itself its very own quarterback controversy.
—Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2025
Luca Evans, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026
Quinn Ewers marked the 26th starting quarterback the franchise has trotted out.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
Food resembling a Christmas feast, a state representative stepping in for Santa Claus, and dogs trotted out in their season's finest.
—Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Coach Charles Lee instead trotted out a lineup featuring Collin Sexton, Sion James, Kon Knueppel and Mason Plumlee to go with mainstay Miles Bridges, and the Hornets were in it until the end, falling short due to an inability to close it out.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 23 Nov. 2025
Eaton called a timeout and as the Eagles trotted out to the field, Keller called a timeout.
—Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2025
The Warriors also trotted out Jimmy Butler and Gui Santos at the five.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
Actually, Alma does suffer from ulcers, which cause her extraordinary stomach pain and vomiting at inconvenient moments, and cause viewers to wonder not if but when such clumsy symbolic traits will be trotted out in the future.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
When Longhorns backup quarterback Matthew Caldwell trotted out for one play against Florida and threw a seed for a 26-yard completion, Texas had itself its very own quarterback controversy.
—Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trotted out
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor offered sharp commentary on Tuesday about the Supreme Court‘s recent rulings, claiming the high court has adopted several past dissenting opinions as new rulings.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Jan. 2026
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While there are various courses offered to inmates in Mississippi’s prisons, the only higher education degree available at Parchman is an associate’s or bachelor’s in theology from the New Orleans Baptist Seminary.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The new mom gave a baby update in December, sharing a photo of her baby bump in the mirror along with other snapshots.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Marshall Chiles, who founded the Laughing Skull Lounge in Midtown, gave The Atlanta Journal-Constitution an exclusive tour of the 6,000-square-foot space behind Dancing Goats Coffee Shop.—
Rodney Ho,
AJC.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Trotted out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trotted%20out. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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