trotters

plural of trotter

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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
  • The jets have six underwing mounts for bombs or rockets as well as a 25-millimeter cannon that can fire 300 rounds, according to the Wings Over the Rockies aviation museum.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
  • Its staff on Wednesday hoisted the cannons, weighing up to 1500 pounds (680 kilograms) apiece, onto custom display mounts that staffers likened to giant wine racks.
    CBS News, CBS News, 4 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
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“Trotters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trotters. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.

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