as in to trot
to go at a pace faster than a walk
dawdles to school but gallops coming home
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Recent Examples of gallop
The trick is using a debating tactic known as Gish galloping, named after American creationist Duane Gish.
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Parmy Olson, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025
Martha Stewart's home is galloping toward environmental sustainability thanks to the corpses of her fallen horses.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
Derek Hinkey’s character, the Shoshone warrior Red Feather, is almost always frowning at white settlers, looking undeniably foreboding with his face slathered in black paint and galloping on horseback into battle.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Even if both animals seem to enjoy it, stop dogs from running around or alongside galloping horses.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
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Parmy Olson, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025
Martha Stewart's home is galloping toward environmental sustainability thanks to the corpses of her fallen horses.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
Derek Hinkey’s character, the Shoshone warrior Red Feather, is almost always frowning at white settlers, looking undeniably foreboding with his face slathered in black paint and galloping on horseback into battle.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Even if both animals seem to enjoy it, stop dogs from running around or alongside galloping horses.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gallop
Verb
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Apollo is still trotting on the spot.—
James Vincent,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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Zosia and Carol’s globe-trotting romance took a dark turn in Big Sky, Montana, when Carol learned that Zosia and the rest of the Joined were nearing completion on another method to turn her into one of them.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Dec. 2025
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Teammates swarmed Mevis after the game-winner as long snapper Jake McQuaide jogged to retrieve the ball, presumably as a souvenir for the rookie kicker who spent last spring in the UFL and the early part of this season waiting for a call.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
19 Jan. 2026
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The rookie received some attention from trainers, but jogged off under his own power and did not go into the medical tent.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Jan. 2026
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The street runs alongside several businesses, including restaurants, gas stations and a bus stop that services the university.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The teacher witnesses the car wreck and runs inside to retrieve her phone, using a rock to keep the door propped open.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Gallop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallop. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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