Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cantered
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Mitchell sat at a table with Brandi Carlile, and the crowd leapt to their feet when Davis revealed the folk legend was in the room.—
John Ross,
Vanity Fair,
1 Feb. 2026 -
Charlie Weis already had his gig with Notre Dame, and everybody heard Romeo Crennel was going to Cleveland, but after McCartney did four of his songs on worldwide television, his CD’s leaped toward the top of Amazon’s Movers & Shakers list.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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The zone is bounded by State Route 237 to the north, Calabazas Creek to the west, Highway 101 and Montague Expressway to the south and the Guadalupe River to the east.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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The dog first bounded over to his owner, Ryan Pera, to say hi.—
Aviva Bechky,
Houston Chronicle,
30 Jan. 2026
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Darnold galloped over to Lock and interrupted the backup’s postgame interview.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Fielding the ball on the goal line, Bartley hit a seam, veered right and galloped into the open field, giving Wake (9-4) an 8-3 advantage after a two-point conversion.—
Ryan Pritt,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Jan. 2026
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Mustafa said as the man trotted down the stairs, mumbling something—a prayer, a curse.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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After initially laying motionless on the field surrounded by medical staff, Toure eventually trotted off the field under his own power.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
20 Dec. 2025
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That’s what happened in 2022, when the uncrewed Artemis I mission sprung multiple liquid hydrogen fuel leaks on the launchpad and during testing—a recurring problem that delayed its launch significantly.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
27 Jan. 2026
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Eleven years ago, Tom Brady was buried on the same field under a barrage of sacks, hits and hurries in an upset that sprung the Broncos to the Super Bowl.—
Andrew Callahan,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2026
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But Shuster, a five-time Olympian, won’t be competing in Cortina after his quintet was edged by a mostly young fivesome skipped by Danny Casper in the Olympic trials.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Biden participated in Super Bowl week interviews in 2021 and 2022, but skipped them in 2023 and 2024.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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The middle of the field was empty and the running back out of Ohio State sprinted down field.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Some nervously walked, others sprinted through the snowy sand, but all made it to the icy lake and into the water.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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The two-time South Shore League All-Star scampered for a game-winning 42-yard touchdown run midway through the fourth quarter in the Div.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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Luz’s agency had scored the gillagers a dump truck, part of a citywide program encouraging poor Manileños to trade garbage for rice and instant noodles, but most scavenging was carried out by teams of boys and young men who scampered over steaming filth.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Cantered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cantered. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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