as in offering
to put before another for acceptance or consideration
after no one bought the first explanation, they trotted out another
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Recent Examples of trotting out
Inter Miami faced some criticism on social media during the past few days for trotting out young players such as Fray and Allen in such difficult moments while letting its stars hide from tough questions.
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Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
May literally built a national championship roster overnight, trotting out an all-transfer starting lineup against UConn.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
More traditional lineups Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is notorious for trotting out unorthodox multi-guard lineups.
—Jannelle Moore, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
In addition to bolstering the bullpen, Dave Dombrowski must retool the roster in an effort to avoid trotting out a very similar roster to the previous two seasons that have finished as disappointments.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Boise State has been criticized throughout the first half of the season for trotting out a bit of a vanilla offense.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 19 Oct. 2025
And Winston is a veritable Tom Brady compared to the quarterbacks Cleveland will be trotting out this season.
—Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 14 Aug. 2025
Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
May literally built a national championship roster overnight, trotting out an all-transfer starting lineup against UConn.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
More traditional lineups Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is notorious for trotting out unorthodox multi-guard lineups.
—Jannelle Moore, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
In addition to bolstering the bullpen, Dave Dombrowski must retool the roster in an effort to avoid trotting out a very similar roster to the previous two seasons that have finished as disappointments.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Boise State has been criticized throughout the first half of the season for trotting out a bit of a vanilla offense.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 19 Oct. 2025
And Winston is a veritable Tom Brady compared to the quarterbacks Cleveland will be trotting out this season.
—Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trotting out
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Bocce will be offering takeaway, both in the form of prepared food and things customers can cook at home, like pasta and sauces that come with instructions.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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Mango madness at Vicky Bakery Through July 15, participating Vicky Bakery locations will be offering a special summer mango menu, with mango pastelitos, arroz con mango cups, mango milk cake and cake cups and a mango refresquito topped with cold foam.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
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Special commando units were also deployed to the location and carried out intelligence-gathering missions and drone operations, the other two sources said, giving Israel a valuable perch from which to see into northern Iran during the war.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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The show is still using some of those songs, giving the score’s relationship to the script a half-in, half-out near-jukebox feeling.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
5 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Trotting out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trotting%20out. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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