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
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.
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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
The Celtics trotted out a new starting lineup against the Bulls, giving Amari Williams the nod for the first time in his career.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
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
The Celtics trotted out a new starting lineup against the Bulls, giving Amari Williams the nod for the first time in his career.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trotted out
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Championship Saturday in Denver offered proof that if the person in your corner is also your dad, the payoff can be doubly as good.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
22 Feb. 2026
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Michael Esselman, the CIO of the retirement and wealth business, says advisers like OneDigital, rather than employees, should determine what kind of investments are or aren’t offered to workers.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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That ruling gave birth to the endangerment finding two years later.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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That’s the nickname a Scoutmaster gave Bolles some two decades ago, a reference to Kirby vacuum cleaners.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Trotted out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trotted%20out. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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