trotted

verb

Definition of trottednext
past tense of trot
1
as in jogged
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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2
as in scurried
to proceed or move quickly now trot along and get washed up for supper

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trotted
  1. ran
  2. run
  3. drove
  4. jumped
Verb
  • Ellison found junior Toray Davis for a pair of TDs and ran one in to give the Knights a 21-0 lead in the first half that proved too much for Chatfield (8-4) to overcome.
    Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
  • The county’s Office of Education, run by the superintendent of schools, provides training, business, technology and payroll services to the county’s 33 school districts and 60 charter schools.
    Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of ran
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  • One of the affected cables, known as C-Lion—a vital 730-mile link between Finland and Central Europe—runs alongside other critical infrastructure, including gas pipelines and power lines.
    Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Evans, a software engineer, ran an acrimonious campaign filled with insults and attacks.
    Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of run
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  • Imposing harsher punishment on repeat offenders drove that support, far outweighing voters’ desire to increase overall prosecutions or deter future crime, the survey found.
    Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Enterprises drove sequential revenue growth for the company in the quarter that ended July 28, and Nvidia is working the most with Fortune 100 companies on AI initiatives, Kress said.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of drove
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  • Her follower count jumped from 6,000 to over 1 million people in just seven days.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Index futures jumped when the report was released.
    JJ Kinahan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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