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
After Ford trotted out the assembly line, skilled mechanics and engineers had to learn to go through rote motions.
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Matt Beane, Harvard Business Review, 22 July 2024
The Messiah often is, trotted out during the Christmas season by amateur and professional choruses around the globe.
—Jan Swafford, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
On Monday, Target trotted out a similar deal, with a $20 Thanksgiving four-person meal special down $5 from last year and turkeys priced at 79 cents a pound — 20% lower than last year.
—Brooks Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
Every Black woman on all of reality television could sit with their legs crossed and their hands folded in their lap, and there are still going to be people to trot out negative stereotypes about them.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
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Matt Beane, Harvard Business Review, 22 July 2024
The Messiah often is, trotted out during the Christmas season by amateur and professional choruses around the globe.
—Jan Swafford, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
On Monday, Target trotted out a similar deal, with a $20 Thanksgiving four-person meal special down $5 from last year and turkeys priced at 79 cents a pound — 20% lower than last year.
—Brooks Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
Every Black woman on all of reality television could sit with their legs crossed and their hands folded in their lap, and there are still going to be people to trot out negative stereotypes about them.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Trot out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trot%20out. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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