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trot

[trot] / trɒt /
VERB
move along briskly
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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They wrote and produced their own songs, shaped their own streetwear image and blended genres ranging from hip-hop and R&B to trot, a traditional South Korean folk genre.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Simpson’s last opportunity to trot around the bases came at Georgia Tech in 2022, but even that came with a giant asterisk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Yes, the Dodgers knew exactly what they were doing by continuing to trot out the 24-year-old right-hander, providing him with the big league education they promised.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Eventually Lily and Mopple trot across the truth, not only about George’s murder but also the sinister plans other humans have for them.

From Salon ● May 17, 2026

Calling to Rowdy, I picked up my net and headed for the bottoms as fast as I could trot.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

One California pastor has even trained a robot dog on his sermons, and it trots his church’s aisles on Sundays.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

She said walking Captain Crumpet was a "real mood booster, I can't help but smile seeing his happy tail as he trots along".

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026

As Fennell trots along Brontë’s tentpoles, she dusts the narrative between these plot points with sensational set pieces and eye-popping costumes.

From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2026

So off she trots to the northern Swedish countryside, where she tosses her iPhone in a lake and settles in to enjoy the din of silence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2025

This time, he trots alongside a gray hopper car.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

In Seattle this fall, it trotted out new business-class suites with exclusive lounges and dedicated airport check-in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

The models recruited by Casablancas were trotted out at various events and parties with Trump and often Epstein, including at Mar-a-Lago.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026

Another guest, a long-haired Chihuahua-spitz mix named Foxy, trotted toward Le Filip’s open-toed stilettos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Dodgers center fielder Tommy Edman tracked it back to the warning track, but a step or two in front of the wall, he failed to secure it, and Conine trotted to second base.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

They occasionally came upon a dirt road or a hiking trail, and the ram trotted across casually, while our friends crept across cautiously.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

A little further along the trail, Kate Harrison from Durham, with dachshund Bobbi trotting cheerfully along, calls it "absolutely horrific".

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026

Anything would be better than trotting out another bog standard pro sports salute to the troops that year.

From Salon ● Mar. 18, 2026

I spent the next several days trotting to back-to-back appointments for procedures and tests, including a breathing test, a PET scan and a lung biopsy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026

He did not score again but did set up a try for winger Teddy Thomas with a pin-point crossfield kick before trotting off after an hour with victory secure.

From Barron's ● Dec. 28, 2025

Rainbow could whinny quite prettily on command, and always came trotting up when Edith-Anne whistled “God Save the Queen,” but it was hardly the same thing.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood


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