as in to offer
to put before another for acceptance or consideration
after no one bought the first explanation, they trotted out another
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Recent Examples of trot out
Even as Steph Curry missed two months with persistent knee soreness and swelling, as Moses Moody and Jimmy Butler were lost for the year with knee injuries, as the team trotted out 41 different starting lineups as other members of the supporting cast dealt with various afflictions.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
May literally built a national championship roster overnight, trotting out an all-transfer starting lineup against UConn.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Ma trotted out holding a cello, to One Direction-level applause.
—Jane Bua, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
And the best way to do that is to trot out the worst collections of talent via roster construction and lineup creation.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
May literally built a national championship roster overnight, trotting out an all-transfer starting lineup against UConn.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Ma trotted out holding a cello, to One Direction-level applause.
—Jane Bua, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
And the best way to do that is to trot out the worst collections of talent via roster construction and lineup creation.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trot out
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The experience exposed her to the work of American video artists Gary Hill and Bill Viola, who offered influential examples of new videomaking approaches.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Airlines that offer last-minute fares, likely with some discounts, will be available to travelers at airport ticket counters or other channels.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
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The casting has always managed to feel diverse, but in a guileless, incidental way, giving the appearance of multicultural inclusion without espousing any explicitly progressive viewpoints.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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Inning-ending calls have been overturned, giving hitters another opportunity that, in some cases, has led to game-changing home runs.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Trot out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trot%20out. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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