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Definition of tripnext
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as in to hop
to move with a light springing step dancers tripping lightly across the stage

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Recent Examples of trip
Noun
Consider bringing poles for the trip down, just to give yourself a bit more purchase on the sandy soil. Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 Stripes is nobody’s pushover, and in hunting him, or any other big game that’s worth a trip halfway around the world, there’s many a slip ‘twixt track and trophy. Leslie E. Tassell, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
How quickly the brain and body react after tripping — with your foot automatically thrusting forward, for example, to prevent yourself from face-planting — is what plyometrics trains for. Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026 His starting wide receivers both blew their knees out before week five and his starting quarterback tripped on his kid's skateboard and dislocated his elbow. Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for trip
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trip
Noun
  • British Arctic expeditions used the north coast of Svalbard as a base for research, a tradition of scientific observation that continues across Svalbard today.
    Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • That personal expedition snowballed into an association, The Sun Trip, dedicated to promoting renewable energy, sustainable transport, and grassroots engineering through long-distance cycling expeditions.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The mistakes that sink applications Loan files in this category rarely die because the borrower earns too little.
    Karen Koehler, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Innovation Is Not One Game Organizations also make the mistake of treating innovation as a single activity.
    Jeff DeGraff, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • First inning, Shohei Ohtani walks, steals second, jogs to third on a single by Freddie Freeman, scores on a grounder by Mookie Betts.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
  • With his team trailing in the bottom of the 10th inning, Contreras grounded out to third and was once again booed after jogging down the line.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
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  • The continent's sweltering summer has meanwhile boosted demand for air conditioning and other energy-hungry appliances at a time when demand for gas, widely used for Europe's heating and cooking needs, naturally falls.
    Jenni Reid, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The Oscar winner paired a leopard-print Givenchy fall 2026 dress and the fashion house’s modern take on T-strap high heels.
    Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Brand manager Euan Franco flagged the trend online earlier this month, and decided to hop on the rhinestone bandwagon, hoping to resonate with SunLife’s consumers.
    Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • On May 8, Michael Mott, 41, hopped a perimeter fence and entered an active runway at Denver International Airport.
    Brian Maass, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Against all odds, Nene takes the road less traveled and apologizes.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
  • From a design-forward city escape to an eco-friendly island retreat (and a uniquely historic getaway coming soon), discover what Patina can offer globe-trotters interested in a transformative way of traveling through life and through the world.
    Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Most critics of judicial supremacy stumble over the fact that a strong Court sometimes benefits their side.
    Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Analysis from Zeki Data shows that where OpenAI and Anthropic are making gains in the AI talent market, Google DeepMind (and to some extent Meta) are stumbling.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The $4 billion observatory is on a million-mile journey to an orbit beyond the moon.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
  • What started as a column for a youth magazine at a club in North London has now been running for over a decade, with several of the other students Dimoldenberg met there going on the journey with her.
    Ellise Shafer, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026

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“Trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trip. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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