trotters

plural of trotter

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trotters
Noun
  • Perhaps most notably, the annual opera program will divert from the Pacific Symphony’s traditional Verdi and Puccini Italian operatic warhorses.
    Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
  • But these warhorses have been rejuvenated in startling ways.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • With each encounter, the mystery of Molineux’s whereabouts mounts, though the sense of foreboding is cut by the comedy of our hero’s haplessness.
    John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026
  • Tapia believes the Cuban government is attempting to signal a willingness to negotiate with the United States as economic pressure mounts.
    Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 13 June 2026
Noun
  • In the medieval town of Belvì, men roast chestnuts—marroni—over an open fire in a frying pan the size of a swimming pool and then serve them to the crowd by shoveling them into troughs.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
  • Canned Water Chestnuts Fresh water chestnuts, while hard to find, are sweeter and juicier than canned varieties, with a cleaner, more pronounced crunch.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Music is one way the mares, part of Nodiff-Netanel’s nonprofit called Mini Therapy Horses, comfort people, especially hospital patients, in Southern California.
    Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 9 May 2026
  • The day before the Kentucky Derby each year is known as Ladies’ Day, with several stakes races for fillies and mares, highlighted by the Kentucky Oaks.
    Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • This day in sports history 1946 — Two-year-old fillies Chakoora and Uleta become the first thoroughbreds to complete a transcontinental flight.
    Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
  • The race is a prelude to the Preakness, featuring 3-year-old fillies (female race horses).
    Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • According to experts, stallions are known to engage in fierce, sudden battles, which is one reason North Carolina law prohibits anyone from coming within 50 feet of the horses.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
  • The stallions are known to engage in fierce battles in public spaces, including chasing, kicking and biting.
    Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • Laurel Park The 2026 Preakness run at Laurel Park is now in the books and Winner Napoleon Solo has placed himself in the conversation as one of the top three-year-old colts in the country.
    Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
  • The Preakness features a venue change to a 115-year-old track that has never hosted the event, a field of some of the best 3-year-old colts in the country and a couple of chances to make horse racing history.
    Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
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“Trotters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trotters. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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