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Recent Examples of trotter
Use a variety of bones like knuckle bones, pig trotters and chicken feet for a better broth.
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Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
The news comes hot on the trotters of social media sensation Moo Deng at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand earlier this year.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024
One Studios International is getting on its trotters through its eye-catchingly titled doc If Pigs Could Talk.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
The steaming pigeon and trotter pie at St. John comes to mind, as does a haunch of venison, served on lush spring greens, at the aforementioned Palmerston.
—Will Hawkes, Saveur, 29 May 2024
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Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
The news comes hot on the trotters of social media sensation Moo Deng at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand earlier this year.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024
One Studios International is getting on its trotters through its eye-catchingly titled doc If Pigs Could Talk.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
The steaming pigeon and trotter pie at St. John comes to mind, as does a haunch of venison, served on lush spring greens, at the aforementioned Palmerston.
—Will Hawkes, Saveur, 29 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trotter
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What does the phrase squeaky bum time, the racehorse Devon Loch, and the Portuguese proverb ‘morrer na prais’ all have in common?—
Ian Irving,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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In the meantime, to switch sports for a moment, OpenAI is like a fractious racehorse.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026
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The Idea of You premiere in 2024 was the perfect place for this youthful, rock star-esque pony with bangs.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Each July the fire company organizes the annual pony swim, for which upward of 40,000 people pour out to witness.—
Madeline Weinfield,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Apr. 2026
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This is a warhorse expected to pull a buggy around a cottage.—
Jesus R. Garcia,
Houston Chronicle,
1 Feb. 2026
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Osgood Perkins’ Keeper wants to add a few wrinkles to this old warhorse’s mix.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 Nov. 2025
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Osprey Poco Plus Child Carrier for $240 ($80 off) Parent or packhorse?—
Drew Zieff,
Outside Online,
16 July 2024
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In 1811 Charles’s 21-year-old father loaded a white stallion and a packhorse with baskets of Champagne and set off for Moscow, nearly 2,000 miles away.—
Moira Hodgson,
WSJ,
30 Dec. 2021
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And his rider, Flavien Prat, has a knack for outrunning the odds with his mounts in Triple Crown races.—
Steve Kornacki,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
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Mike Smith has the most Derby mounts of any jockey in the race's history with 28, followed closely by Velazquez with 26.—
Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Grafting — the process of introducing a mare to a foal that isn’t her own — can be unpredictable and doesn’t always succeed.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Apr. 2026
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At Never Dull Farm in Alberta, one mare lost her foal just as another newborn colt lost his mother.—
Ryan Brennan
April 23,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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Scientific breakthroughs could also aid in antelope conservation Hofreiter and other researchers created a bluebuck genome from a specimen at the Swedish Museum of Natural History, identifying the roan and sable antelope as the bluebuck's closest living relatives.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Antelope such as puku, reedbuck, and roan began to return in greater numbers.—
Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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The stranger had a local colt that had lost his mom to birth complications.—
Ryan Brennan
April 23,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2026
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Nearby, a newborn colt had lost his mother to complications during birth.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Trotter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trotter. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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