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as in jogging
to go at a pace faster than a walk
had to trot to keep up with the tour guide's quick pace trotted around the bases after hitting a home run
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as in racing
to proceed or move quickly
now trot along and get washed up for supper
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Recent Examples of trotting
Although his life has turned into a globe-trotting affair, Calva’s permanent residence remains in Mexico City.
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Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
The psychological revenge thriller of Season One opens up into a globe-trotting espionage thriller taking Reece across the Indian Ocean, Southern and Northern Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 11 May 2026
Bruce, an airline worker, has hitherto handed off his plus-one flight privileges to Simon, who keenly exploits them to keep filming his globe-trotting doc.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 May 2026
Bar BenFiddich Globe-trotting bartender Hiroyasu Kayama’s Shinjuku hideaway regularly makes best-of lists with its farm-to-glass cocktails and mad scientist preparations.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2026
So this time around, for the release of The Devil Wears Prada 2, McKenna and the cast went on a globe-trotting promotional tour (Paris!
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026
The baby pudu — currently just a few inches tall — has already been seen trotting alongside her mother, Posey.
—Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The baby pudu, just a few inches tall, has already been spotted trotting confidently alongside Posey, rarely straying far from her side.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
The lights were flashing because Devin Williams, the New York Mets’ closer, was trotting in from the bullpen to record a save in a 10-7 game.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2026
Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
The psychological revenge thriller of Season One opens up into a globe-trotting espionage thriller taking Reece across the Indian Ocean, Southern and Northern Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 11 May 2026
Bruce, an airline worker, has hitherto handed off his plus-one flight privileges to Simon, who keenly exploits them to keep filming his globe-trotting doc.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 May 2026
Bar BenFiddich Globe-trotting bartender Hiroyasu Kayama’s Shinjuku hideaway regularly makes best-of lists with its farm-to-glass cocktails and mad scientist preparations.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2026
So this time around, for the release of The Devil Wears Prada 2, McKenna and the cast went on a globe-trotting promotional tour (Paris!
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026
The baby pudu — currently just a few inches tall — has already been seen trotting alongside her mother, Posey.
—Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The baby pudu, just a few inches tall, has already been spotted trotting confidently alongside Posey, rarely straying far from her side.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
The lights were flashing because Devin Williams, the New York Mets’ closer, was trotting in from the bullpen to record a save in a 10-7 game.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trotting
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Two people are facing charges after a 64-year-old man was attacked by three dogs while jogging earlier this year in Plymouth Township.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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When James Laurinaitis isn’t at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center, he can be found jogging around Ohio State’s campus.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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After racing across the state to collect signatures, that campaign, called People Not Politicians, last year turned in more than 300,000 signatures to force a statewide vote on the map in November.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
10 May 2026
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Lawwill retired from motorcycle racing in 1977 after an inner-ear condition compromised his balance.—
Mark Dee
May 9,
Idaho Statesman,
9 May 2026
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Then the Knicks coach, Mike Brown, tweaked the offense, running more of it through Towns, and the team became a juggernaut.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
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People running this Daily News must live in a parallel universe.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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No point hurrying toward a resolution that was always receding.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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Instead of hurrying to break up tents and scatter RVs, Lee and Oakland’s interim homelessness chief Sasha Hauswald want city workers to focus on minimizing trash and human waste around encampments.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2026
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While the ad rates for the nightly network fare are dropping faster than Harvey Harding’s post-war Q ratings, the cost of buying time in live sports is galloping headlong in the opposite direction.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
11 May 2026
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At the same time, AI capital spending, while overlapping with the energy transition somewhat, is also galloping ahead full speed.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
10 May 2026
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Your eyes may see the prairie dogs digging and scurrying.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Apr. 2026
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An over-excited group of fans celebrated the two saves by breaking a pane of glass behind the Kings bench, sending the coaches scurrying and pausing the game for several minutes as workmen repaired the damage.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Prosecutors have accused Allen, 31, of sprinting through a security checkpoint one floor above the correspondents' dinner while armed with a handgun, a shotgun and several knives.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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The trend started with groups of teens recording themselves sprinting through properties belonging to the Church of Scientology along the Hollywood Walk of Fame.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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Did the connotations of travelling with Spirit carry a sense of embarrassment?—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Residents of multiple countries, including the United States, are being monitored for hantavirus after traveling on the MV Hondius, an Oceanwide Expeditions cruise ship now tied to several cases of the virus.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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“Trotting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trotting. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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