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as in jogging
to go at a pace faster than a walk
had to trot to keep up with the tour guide's quick pace trotted around the bases after hitting a home run
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as in racing
to proceed or move quickly
now trot along and get washed up for supper
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Recent Examples of trotting
Apollo is still trotting on the spot.
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James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Zosia and Carol’s globe-trotting romance took a dark turn in Big Sky, Montana, when Carol learned that Zosia and the rest of the Joined were nearing completion on another method to turn her into one of them.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 27 Dec. 2025
Inside, Vivo offers a globe-trotting menu that touches down in the Middle East, India, Africa, and France.
—Caitlin Gunther, Travel + Leisure, 25 Dec. 2025
The globe-trotting production represents an ambitious scale for the romantic comedy genre, providing a cross-border setting that expands beyond the typical parameters of K-drama rom-coms.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
Yet even after a career-spanning, globe-trotting tour, Minogue still wasn’t quite ready to settle down.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2025
The Belgian artist’s colorful aesthetic is inspired by her globe-trotting life.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 10 Dec. 2025
This team is clearly stuck in a bad and awkward place because of past decisions — most notably the 2022 Deshaun Watson trade — and is on a second straight year of trotting an uninspiring and uncompetitive offense onto the field each week.
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
Such a reading of the law at the center of the case could provide Trump an opening -- along with other tariffs that have not been challenged in court -- to continue his global-trotting mission to reshape trade imbalances, even if the high court curtails his broad tariff power.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trotting
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A couple years ago, another runner spent the better part of 12 months jogging every street in Manhattan, a 750-mile endeavor.—
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Barker was seen jogging in a video the organization shared on Instagram, which showed a high turnout of runners from various age groups.—
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Phelps was also lauded for expanding NASCAR's international footprint, securing long-term media rights and charter agreements, and building a leadership team that is focused on building the future of stock car racing with fan experience at its core.—
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Admire holiday toy trains racing through a miniature metropolis.—
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Mayor Armin Mizani, who is running for Texas House District 98, had sought to make Keller the first city in the nation to codify a ban on Islam’s legal system.—
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DeRozan received the pass, took one dribble and tried a running 29-foot 3-pointer that clanked off the back rim and the Kings lost, 100-98.—
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But one weekend in November, people who would typically be hurrying by, staring down at their phones, stopped.—
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Butler began hurrying Boise State and pushing up the tempo, which allowed the Broncos to score off several backdoor cuts and slip screens for big dunks and layups at the rim.—
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The protests, driven by dissatisfaction at Iran's economic stagnation and galloping hyperinflation, began Sunday in Tehran's largest mobile phone market, where shopkeepers shuttered their businesses.—
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The trick is using a debating tactic known as Gish galloping, named after American creationist Duane Gish.—
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If seeing one scurrying through your living room sends you scrambling for a quick remedy, your instincts are on track.—
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Investigators are now once again searching for the person who was seen dressed in all black and scurrying down a street in the Rhode Island capital around the time of the shooting in video released to the public on Saturday night.—
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Or left tackle Theo Benedet pulling into the open field in Cincinnati, sprinting well beyond the line of scrimmage, starting his block on Geno Stone 4 yards from the sideline, then mauling the Bengals safety within inches of a bench.—
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Once Sansted's kick went through the uprights, the Bobcats started sprinting around the field throwing helmets in the air celebrating the end of a long title drought.—
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The Legion Pro Rollable lets players train in conditions closer to tournament play, even while traveling.—
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The Santa Rosa Police Department said in a press release that officers responded to multiple reports of a shooting at the mall and found a 15-year-old boy who had been shot, with the bullet traveling through his body, leaving entry and exit wounds in his upper shoulder and mid-back area.—
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“Trotting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trotting. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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