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as in trotted
to go at a pace faster than a walk
had to jog to catch up to them
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Recent Examples of jogged
Lamb caught the ball at the 50-yard line and jogged to the end zone without a Detroit defender to be seen on the TV broadcast, giving Dallas a 7-3 lead.
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Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Dec. 2025
Days after a patient at Northcoast jogged away during a trip to the dentist in a Cleveland suburb, state officials stopped allowing patients to leave any of the six regional hospitals.
—Sarah Jane Tribble, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
The quarterback eventually jogged off the field and went into the blue injury tent on Green Bay’s sideline.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
He was examined in the medical tent, then emerged with a towel over his right hand and jogged to the locker room with a team athletic trainer.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
Love jogged to the medical tent and then headed to the locker room.
—CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
But, on the football side, Spanos has indeed improved, while Jones seems to have jogged in place for numerous years.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025
Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers bought time, jogged forward to add momentum and heaved his final pass of the night.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2025
Sanders jogged down the field to pick up after his assistant, creating a viral moment on social media before the Buffaloes' blowout loss.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jogged
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After initially laying motionless on the field surrounded by medical staff, Toure eventually trotted off the field under his own power.—
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The pup, named Eba, appeared immune to being rushed and trotted behind at the farthest extent of her leash, tongue lolling, black eyes squinting in the afternoon sun.—
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His results bobbed a little lower each year.—
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But the suddenly tenacious Canucks bobbed, weaved and came away with a 5-4 shootoout win in a highly entertaining game.—
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Two Heat starters also ran into foul trouble early on, as Michell and Wiggins were each called for two fouls within the first six minutes of the contest.—
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The 2025-26 NBA season is in full swing, renewing the long-running debate over the league’s greatest player.—
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During the 2022 midterm elections, Arabella network pumped over $62 million into groups focused on registering, engaging, and mobilizing voters, largely from demographics that have historically favored the Democratic Party.—
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All that money that comes to us, most of it gets pumped right back into the local community, through our employees’ salaries and benefits.—
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Summit players fell to the turf in dismay; Seguin players jubilantly sprinted around the visitor’s turf.—
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The Monarchs sprinted to a four-goal lead in the first quarter at Sage Hill and never let the Lightning draw closer than two goals en route to an 11-8 victory in the Division 1 quarterfinals on Thursday.—
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And Tagovailoa shook off that early interception with a 9-yard scoring pass to Malik Washington — capping a ferocious seven-minute, 92-yard drive — and then a 38-yard TD strike to Jaylen Waddle.—
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Miller finished with 129 yards on 18 carries, while Jayden Maiava shook off a poor day throwing the ball with 62 yards and a touchdown on 11 attempts.—
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Aisha jerked and opened her eyes.—
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The two stood nose-to-nose on the field when the Steelers player grabbed onto Chase’s facemask, jerked his head and appeared to punch him.—
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Parker nodded to her SATC character Carrie Bradshaw in her sparkly nude ballgown.—
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In response, the actor nodded along, while glancing over to his seatmate DiCaprio.—
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“Jogged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jogged. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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