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trot

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


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Airlines continued to trot out 2027 Europe routes, with La Compagnie announcing service between Newark and Düsseldorf beginning in the spring.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 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

The major gimmick is to trot out surprise Marvel characters for applause moments, like guest stars blowing air kisses to the crowd on a variety show.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

I’m surprised Rubio didn’t trot out after the cameras caught Trump napping to testify that he’s never seen him asleep.

From Salon Jun. 19, 2026

We went into Ikuma at a slow trot.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

He came home after an Nvidia developer conference with Theo, a robot dog trained on Lester’s own sermons that trots his church’s aisles on Sundays.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 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

A bit of lettuce, a bit of cucumber, a few trots around the garden and he's quite happy.

From BBC May 19, 2025

On Sunday against the Braves, it was a similar story, May looking frustrated with himself as Riley took his two trots around the bases, bemoaning poorly executed sweepers again.

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 2025

Quincy trots by, bouncing the ball from right hand to left.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

Since then, it has trotted out flavors such as Here Comes Truffle, added a variety of healthier-for-you pasta noodles and expanded distribution to retailers such as Target and Whole Foods.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

The first four players trotted onto the court as their names were called and as “Sirius” battled the rising thunder of the crowd.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

It’s the same answer trotted out by acolytes of the entirely-made-up Ned Ludd.

From Salon Apr. 13, 2026

Former Harlequins scrum-half Care, 39, played 101 times for England and trotted out against Exeter Chiefs to mark his 395th and final club appearance last May.

From BBC Mar. 5, 2026

They trotted as fast as they could toward the protection of the same rock that shielded Mara.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

Fergus: I'd prefer the SFA to do a proper recruitment process, instead of trotting out the usual candidates.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

Samuel Brannan proclaimed in 1848, trotting a bottle of gold dust around San Francisco and effectively kicking off the Gold Rush.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 2026

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

From Salon Mar. 18, 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

He pointed to one of the sows trotting over to the patch of ground where he’d dressed the pig.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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