Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cantered
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Suddenly, a great white shark leapt out of the water.—
Will Croxton,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026 -
The proteinmaxxers leapt on the buffet, heaping spoonfuls of hummus and shreds of rotisserie chicken onto paper plates.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
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The region bounded by the hexagon began to turn a brownish-yellow, losing all trace of its initially blue appearance.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
15 Apr. 2026
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San Diego’s Civic Center is the four-block, municipal compound bounded by A Street and C Street to the north and south, and First Avenue and Third Avenue to the east and west.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Pink poodles with long black eyelashes danced in a can-can line, a quartet of googly-eyed cacti bobbed along to the music and a trio of small white dogs galloped on the stage.—
Rebecca Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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Another broke free from one of the men, who tried to stand up on its back, and galloped toward North College Street where it was hit by a passing car.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Apr. 2026
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When Smith’s throw in the dirt squirted away from shortstop Miguel Rojas, the winning run trotted in from third base.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
8 Apr. 2026
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The gray wolf howled, trotted back and forth, and gradually worked closer and closer to the nervous but fascinated caribou.—
Frank Glaser,
Outdoor Life,
1 Apr. 2026
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Hicks made 29 saves, carrying his club for more than 45 minutes before the Pios finally sprung to life in a 2-1 victory Saturday afternoon at T-Mobile Arena against Wisconsin.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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The dam had been thwarted by persistent drought, then sprung leaks.—
Julie Bourdin,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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Had skipped tournaments to focus entirely on Augusta National.—
Dan Shanoff,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Meghan, 44, and Harry, 41, skipped a traditional airport photo op, instead departing in a convoy of vehicles without stopping to pose for the press.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Scheierman sprinted back after the second of those giveaways to block a Wagner layup, but Suggs followed with a triple that pulled Orlando even.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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Izzo and his sister Ikhlass were inside the building and sprinted out to help.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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Turang scored easily and Christian Yelich, who began the play on first base, scampered around the basepaths and beat Narváez’s throw to Garrett Whitlock with a head-first slide to give the Brewers an 7-5 lead.—
Greg Dudek,
Boston Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Jo Adell singled in Neto, and Mike Trout scampered home on an error on Bregman at third.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Cantered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cantered. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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