trundled

verb

past tense of trundle
as in motored

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trundled
  1. motored
  2. rode
  3. sailed
  4. cruised
  5. navigated
  6. migrated
  7. coached
  8. drove
Verb
  • Varma holed out in the outfield in Ahmed’s final over, but Varma motored to his 21-ball half-century by clubbing 15 runs of the fast bowler’s final four balls.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • As Hernández motored around the bases, JJ Bleday, crashing in from left field, secured the ball and fired to De La Cruz, who was situated in shallow center.
    — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of motored
Verb
  • Erica Billups said her son and daughter rode Goliath about an hour before Kariem’s death and encountered a problem with the restraint on one seat.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • On the third bike was Jenny Brookes, Zero's senior global brand manager, who rode a standard DSR/X adventure bike for approximately 239 miles (384 km) before exhausting its battery.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of rode
Verb
  • Needing 11 yards on fourth down to continue their drive and cut into a 23-7 Packers lead, Prescott narrowly avoided a sack before lofting a pass that sailed out the back of the end zone, not close to any particular Cowboys receiver.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Yet Lord Archer of Weston-super-Mare – senior Tory politician, former athlete, bestselling novelist and bon viveur – simply sailed on.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of sailed
Verb
  • Lionel Messi scored two second-half goals 4 minutes apart after a first-half assist, and Inter Miami cruised to a 3-1 victory over Atlanta United on Saturday night.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The Vegas Golden Knights cruised past the Hawks, as did the Utah Mammoth, while the Buffalo Sabres used a third-period comeback to keep the road team winless.
    — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of cruised
Verb
  • Air rescue and airboat crews navigated the swampy terrain to reach the victims.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Tyler Wells navigated the rest of the fifth inning to keep the score at 3-2.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of navigated
Verb
  • This unique trait has led planetary scientists to hypothesize that the asteroid formed in the frigid outer solar system and migrated inward early in the solar system's history.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Shallwani’s father migrated from Karachi to the US in 1971, part of a wave of Pakistanis that began to arrive in the United States in increasing numbers by the 1970s.
    — Maryam Jillani, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of migrated
Verb
  • Gerard Gallant, who coached that team that made it to the Stanley Cup Final, was in attendance along with several players.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Gerard Gallant, who coached that team, was in attendance along with several players from that squad.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of coached
Verb
  • The individual who inflicted the fatal injury drove the spear downward through the victim’s left chest cavity from the front, piercing major arteries and the lungs before creating the hole in the left scapula.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Ohtani drove the Struggle Bus into Game 3, having struck out seven times in 20 playoff at-bats, with only three singles and no extra-base hits and no RBIs.
    — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of drove
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