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as in trotted
to go at a pace faster than a walk
went tripping up the steps of city hall in their eagerness to get married
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as in fell
to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily
tripped over a chair and landed on her face
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as in traveled
to take a trip especially of some distance
while he was growing up, the family tripped to New England every summer
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as in stumbled
to make a mistake
the press has had it in for the new governor, and they are just waiting for her to trip
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Recent Examples of tripped
Mysterio tripped Page onto the second rope, but Page cut off Rey Mysterio with a big boot as Rey attempted a 619.
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Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The Kospi, half the value of which is made up of just two tech behemoths (SK Hynix and Samsung), tripped another circuit breaker Friday, leading to a 20-minute trading break.
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David Goldman,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
On occasion, reporters quite literally tripped and fell over tripods and camera setups while the unfazed athletes answered a line of seemingly never-ending rapid-fire questions.
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Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
Pulisic left that game with an injury to his right leg after being tripped by Australian defender Jason Geria.
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Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
19 June 2026
According to the family's lawsuit against DPD, Officer Verona Shaw tripped on the steps while entering the backyard.
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Alysia Burgio,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Germany was awarded the penalty shot after Felix Nmecha was tripped in the box by Riechedly Bazoer.
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ABC News,
14 June 2026
Caught in between on the DeLauter play, Volpe failed to knock the ball down and tripped himself up, allowing the Guardians’ José Ramírez to score from second.
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
10 June 2026
Britain’s Katie Boulter and Turkey’s Zeynep Sonmez tripped over Lacoste signs during their early round matches.
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Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
7 June 2026
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The Kospi, half the value of which is made up of just two tech behemoths (SK Hynix and Samsung), tripped another circuit breaker Friday, leading to a 20-minute trading break.
—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
On occasion, reporters quite literally tripped and fell over tripods and camera setups while the unfazed athletes answered a line of seemingly never-ending rapid-fire questions.
—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
Pulisic left that game with an injury to his right leg after being tripped by Australian defender Jason Geria.
—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
19 June 2026
According to the family's lawsuit against DPD, Officer Verona Shaw tripped on the steps while entering the backyard.
—
Alysia Burgio,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Germany was awarded the penalty shot after Felix Nmecha was tripped in the box by Riechedly Bazoer.
—
ABC News,
14 June 2026
Caught in between on the DeLauter play, Volpe failed to knock the ball down and tripped himself up, allowing the Guardians’ José Ramírez to score from second.
—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
10 June 2026
Britain’s Katie Boulter and Turkey’s Zeynep Sonmez tripped over Lacoste signs during their early round matches.
—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
7 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tripped
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Joe Biden famously trotted across the road shaking hands and kissing babies during Pittsburgh’s Labor Day parade in 2015.
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About 100 yards to the right, a herd of caribou trotted past.
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That the forest below has not been felled but has swelled, along with its creatures, is hugely the work of Dharana’s owners, the de Souza family.
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The most dangerous situation appeared to be on Barrington Avenue, west of East Dundee Village Hall, where a light, a utility pole and part of a parkway tree were felled by strong winds, leaving power lines dangling across the road.
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Porsche inadvertently kicked off the trend with the Cayenne, Lamborghini followed later with the Urus, and even Ferrari hopped aboard the bandwagon with the Purosangue.
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Someone should've hopped on Amazon and bought some Bluetooth eye masks, and the problem would've been solved.
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Luke Russert traveled to foreign countries in grief Russert later attended Boston College and graduated in 2008.
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert sign has traveled from the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York to a restaurant in Southern California.
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The day after the earthquakes, some volunteers stumbled upon a 7-year-old boy named Mateo, shirtless and covered in debris, sitting by himself on a sidewalk in La Guaira.
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Scientists have stumbled on a rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica, tucked away for decades in a drawer.
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Mbappé ran up the center of the field to celebrate his 61st international goal, colliding with Dembélé, and jogged to the bench to hug Deschamps, who returned for the match after going to France for his mother's funeral.
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Van Hecke jogged to the sideline after his blond hair had turned red from the blood.
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On Tuesday, French Open champion Alexander Zverev slipped worryingly on the baseline but was able to get straight back up.
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The employment-to-population ratio slipped to 59% in June, the lowest since October 2021.
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Gonzalez scored on the infield hit, but Vargas was thrown out at the plate when the ball bounced Shane Baz’s way and the pitcher tossed it to home in time.
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Owner Rufaida Elmansi bounced between the espresso machine, the kitchen and taking orders.
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“Tripped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tripped. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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