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 Sharks’ third and fourth lines were not much better, and the three new Sharks defense pairs Warsofsky trotted out Tuesday struggled mightily in handling Carolina’s forecheck.
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 15 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
But Bersten and the stage managers (who trotted out some bitchen lasers) gave Hendrix the ride of her life.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
Towns can punish most centers, yet the Knicks rarely trotted out lineups that forced them to guard him.
—New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Amy and Stiller were born into their parents' fame and were trotted out for talk show segments at young ages, immediately grandfathered into the act.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Just a few months ago, Samsung trotted out its own slim model, the Galaxy S25 Edge.
—Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025
Some skeptics trotted out the notion that a limping team, even one that won 98 games, would not last long in the postseason.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 15 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
But Bersten and the stage managers (who trotted out some bitchen lasers) gave Hendrix the ride of her life.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
Towns can punish most centers, yet the Knicks rarely trotted out lineups that forced them to guard him.
—New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Amy and Stiller were born into their parents' fame and were trotted out for talk show segments at young ages, immediately grandfathered into the act.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Just a few months ago, Samsung trotted out its own slim model, the Galaxy S25 Edge.
—Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025
Some skeptics trotted out the notion that a limping team, even one that won 98 games, would not last long in the postseason.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trotted out
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The Harvard Lampoon’s ad offered two suggested surrender dates, April Fool’s Day and April 14.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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For over a decade, the show offered viewers simple recipes and inspiration themed to different events and moments.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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This week, the judges gave Andy his first 7s.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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The first and last sentences gave me momentary pause.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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