trotter

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for trotter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trotter
Noun
  • Behind the scenes, a crew of dedicated workers care for the racehorses.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
  • As of this past January, businesses can write off 100% of a racehorse purchase in the first year of ownership.
    Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For more animal fun, head to Santa Ynez Valley Horseback Rides, which has trail rides along the Santa Ynez River for ages eight and up, plus family fun rides for ages six and up and a pony encounter for families with younger kids.
    Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The Ganzes got back on the road and made it to Missouri, stopping at a gas station where Rachel noticed a sign about a missing pet pony and pointed it out to Jon, who stared at it without saying anything.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Again, a première was matched to a warhorse.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Osprey Poco Plus Child Carrier for $240 ($80 off) Parent or packhorse?
    Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 16 July 2024
  • 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
Noun
  • The compact kit comes with a generous 84-inch projector screen, tripod mount, stakes, ties, and a carrying case to hold it all.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2025
  • As pressure mounts from federal workers, military families and small businesses hit by the shutdown, Durbin said the path forward lies in negotiation, not blame.
    Leila Fadel, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • All five were of the same mare, shot between the 1860s and 1870s in the Zoological Society of London’s Zoo — making her both the first and last quagga ever photographed.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • This is the epitome of mare e montagna (mountain and sea).
    Erica Firpo, AFAR Media, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Antelope such as puku, reedbuck, and roan began to return in greater numbers.
    Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
  • In 2019, just 19 roan antelopes were estimated to exist in Kenya, according to conservation experts.
    Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • The Del Mar Futurity, at 7 furlongs, also revolves around Baffert, whose colts have won the past four runnings and 18 of the past 29, dominance that began with Silver Charm winning the Futurity in a mild upset to jumpstart his journey to victory in the 1997 Kentucky Derby.
    Kevin Modesti, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Trotter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trotter. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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