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Recent Examples of trotter
One Studios International is getting on its trotters through its eye-catchingly titled doc If Pigs Could Talk.
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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
My mom always emphasized the role of food: some dishes, like pork trotters with peanuts or ginger chicken drenched in sesame oil, are said to repair the uterus.
—Clarissa Wei, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2024
For this reason, married Taiwanese daughters return home on leap day to cook pig trotter noodles, a dish made with pig's feet, for their parents, which is thought to bring them good fortune and health.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 29 Feb. 2024
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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
My mom always emphasized the role of food: some dishes, like pork trotters with peanuts or ginger chicken drenched in sesame oil, are said to repair the uterus.
—Clarissa Wei, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2024
For this reason, married Taiwanese daughters return home on leap day to cook pig trotter noodles, a dish made with pig's feet, for their parents, which is thought to bring them good fortune and health.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 29 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trotter
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James is built like a racehorse and his defensive ability is his calling card.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Oct. 2025
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The train that rings Vesuvius makes its rounds as racehorses train along the shore.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
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Carthen partnered her dark brown, strapless pony hair gown with a cherry cola bob courtesy of Tai Simon, who used hair by Jade Cheveux.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
4 Nov. 2025
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For families, younger kids with no riding experience can participate in gentle, one-hour pony encounters.—
Maggie Downs,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Oct. 2025
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Again, a première was matched to a warhorse.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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An all-situations warhorse throughout his NHL career, and the defensive engine for the 2023 Cup champions, Pietrangelo, on June 30, released an alarming update about his health.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 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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Many are pulling six-day work weeks with mandatory overtime, and increasing numbers have begun calling out as the financial strain and exhaustion mount.—
JOSH FUNK,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
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Each window has a flower box that matches the tiny house’s wooden exterior and easily mounts just below the base.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The 5-year-old mare Esmeray died from an injury suffered in Del Mar’s fifth race Thursday.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Nov. 2025
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The $80,000 Swingtime Stakes matches a large field of fillies and mares seeking their first stakes win in 2025.—
Kevin Modesti,
Oc Register,
12 Oct. 2025
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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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In 2019, just 19 roan antelopes were estimated to exist in Kenya, according to conservation experts.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2025
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The 4-year-old colt nearly veered into a temporary rail that leads horses out of the 1¼-mile chute at the head of the stretch.—
Jay Posner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Oct. 2025
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The colt doesn’t know the racetrack he was bred for – the pride of Ruidoso – lies in ruins for the second year running, gutted by floodwaters that turned familiar dirt into a sucking bog of mud.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Trotter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trotter. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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