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as in trots
to go at a pace faster than a walk
had to jog to catch up to them
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Recent Examples of jogs
Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
No fan cheers when their team’s punter jogs onto the field facing fourth and long.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
The visitors passed back from the free kick and Joao Pedro initially jogs towards goal, with Anderson signalling for a team-mate to follow him, but then changes direction again.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Blazy gives Odhiang a deep hug, jogs around the runway, and flees toward the exit, smiling.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025
Cody Bellinger #35 of the New York Yankees jogs off the field during the fifth inning of the game against the Minnesota Twins at Yankee Stadium on August 11, 2025 in New York City.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
According to the outlet, Nelson regularly does sit-ups, arm rolls, leg lifts and jogs in place to keep his physical health in order.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for jogs
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After Nessa's crushing death, Glinda (Ariana Grande) hands off her jeweled footwear to Dorothy (Bethany Weaver), who trots down the Yellow Brick Road to meet the Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) in the Emerald City.—
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Just after lunchtime on a Saturday in November, a sea of purple braids bobs in unison, barely clearing the tops of the movie-theater seats behind them.—
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The reader bobs along in the author’s stream of consciousness, riding crests of despair, anger, and hilarity as Toews assembles the shards of her past to investigate her will to write, which is deeply entwined with her will to live.—
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By this decade, your body has started to naturally lose muscle mass, and putting on new muscle may be more difficult due to anabolic resistance, which blunts the muscle’s ability to respond to external stimuli like exercise and protein.—
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Word games, information sleuthing, instructional videos, and even just chatting with friends can provide positive stimuli.—
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Windy conditions will be another addition to the forecast Thursday night and Friday as gusts pick up, especially before the cold front pushes.—
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Other mid-budget films and indies evaporated, despite good reviews and expensive pushes after festival acquisitions.—
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Sammis runs a pro-style scheme that prioritizes a strong run game and being efficient with the passing attack.—
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His victory awarded him a $1,500 NIL deal from Pangos which runs an All-American basketball camp among its basketball enterprises.—
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The acidity of the juice will hinder the activity of polyphenol oxidase, which pumps the brakes on browning.—
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Middleton isn’t the only celebrity who keeps Gianvito Rossi pumps on constant rotation, either.—
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More than 200 producers sell seasonal fruit and vegetables, breads and cheeses of every kind, charcuterie, olives and tapenades, quiches, jams, and honey—and that's just the food section.—
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The album’s maximalist approach, combining an array of live instruments, VSTs, and samplers, sometimes coheres into true jams.—
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As the mission sprints its final lap before launch day, their fastidious preparation stands out as an achievement in its own right.—
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When trying to work out of Brighton’s press, Malo Gusto’s mishit pass to Jadon Sancho ends in the visitors winning the ball and creating an overload; Marc Cucurella sprints over to help and flies into his challenge, picking up a yellow card.—
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“Jogs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jogs. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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