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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 Soler jogged to first base without incident. —
Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 8 Apr. 2026 When the Dodgers took the field in the bottom half of the inning, Miguel Rojas jogged out to short. —Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026 Eddy Moratin jogged down the stairs from his second-floor office at Lift Orlando’s headquarters to the lobby below, welcoming visitors with a first-name greeting and a hug. —Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026 We are jerked between past and present as his backstory gets filled in, one jogged memory at a time. —Justin Chang, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026 Then, as the officers passed them, the group turned and jogged toward the vehicle to leave. —Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026 Fortunately, Jennifer Garner jogged my memory. —Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026 As David walked off the mound, Will jogged towards it for the top of the eighth. —Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026 Sexton jogged back out to the perimeter to collect an exasperated pass from Giddey, who reset himself into downhill motion off the ball. —Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 8 Apr. 2026 When the Dodgers took the field in the bottom half of the inning, Miguel Rojas jogged out to short. —Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026 Eddy Moratin jogged down the stairs from his second-floor office at Lift Orlando’s headquarters to the lobby below, welcoming visitors with a first-name greeting and a hug. —Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026 We are jerked between past and present as his backstory gets filled in, one jogged memory at a time. —Justin Chang, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026 Then, as the officers passed them, the group turned and jogged toward the vehicle to leave. —Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026 Fortunately, Jennifer Garner jogged my memory. —Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026 As David walked off the mound, Will jogged towards it for the top of the eighth. —Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026 Sexton jogged back out to the perimeter to collect an exasperated pass from Giddey, who reset himself into downhill motion off the ball. —Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jogged
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When Smith’s throw in the dirt squirted away from shortstop Miguel Rojas, the winning run trotted in from third base.— Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 8 Apr. 2026
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The gray wolf howled, trotted back and forth, and gradually worked closer and closer to the nervous but fascinated caribou.— Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026
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Draped across a sumptuous velvet chaise longue within the art deco splendour of Eltham Palace, Susie Cave is moonlighting as a fabulous Biba-bobbed lady of the manor.— Alice Newbold, Vogue, 20 Apr. 2026
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Pink poodles with long black eyelashes danced in a can-can line, a quartet of googly-eyed cacti bobbed along to the music and a trio of small white dogs galloped on the stage.— Rebecca Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
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Cheek initially runs towards the pass but gambles on the ball bouncing over the defender and runs behind him.— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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Videos from in front of the school show the streets splattered with blood, gunshots sounding in the distance, and a flurry of men — young and old — frantically running around and calling for help.— Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
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Nine minutes after Son let out a scream and pumped his fist in celebration, the 20-year-old Martínez doubled the lead.— Josh Gross, Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
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Suarez unleashed a loud roar, pumped both fists, and was swarmed by his jubilant (and relieved) teammates.— Michelle Kaufman April 7, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
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Trammell, despite the late break, sprinted for a triple.— Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
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Scheierman sprinted back after the second of those giveaways to block a Wagner layup, but Suggs followed with a triple that pulled Orlando even.— Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
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In his press conference on Monday, Rosenior pointed out that one video of Fernandez appearing to walk past him after being substituted against Manchester United was cut before the player turned around and hugged him and shook his hand.— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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Shortly after the lethal injection got underway, a warden shook Willacy and shouted his name, but there was no response.— David Fischer, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
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The plane jerked to a stop as two trucks passed just feet in front of its nose.— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
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We are jerked between past and present as his backstory gets filled in, one jogged memory at a time.— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
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Down 2-1 in the 11th minute of stoppage time, Pinnock’s pass was flicked on by Sowunmi at the near-post and nodded down by striker Marcus Dinanga for 18-year-old George Evans to score.— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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OutKick sent two reporters to ask Kerr and Rivers about their statements, as the rest of the press nodded along and printed their false claims.— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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