CANTERED Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

cantered

verb

past tense of canter

as in loped

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Meanwhile, Ardrey Kell High School in south Charlotte leaped ahead nine spots from last year, landing at 13th best in the state.

— Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2026
Maceta, moved to pity at times, would put an ear to his friend’s chest and hear how Ruiz’s heart leaped about inside his body, as though trying to fly apart.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026

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How Leaders Should Prepare The organizations that get this right will be the ones that deploy agents where the work is bounded, the data is clean and the accountability is clear.

— Tammy Hawes, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Today’s official Little Italy is bounded between 48th, 59th, and J streets, and Folsom Boulevard, and many Italian-Americans still live and own businesses in the area, said Italian Cultural Society member Steve Maviglio.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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As famine, war, pestilence and death galloped through, religious thought had been taking on an apocalyptic and self-abnegatory fervor.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
Barcola clipped the ball over his marker, galloped towards the box and saw a left-footed cross charged down.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of galloped

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For the only time all season, Coach Tony Marandos sprung those creaky knees off the bench, stood up and let out a yell.

— John Nogowski, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026
Her rehab team heard about the plan and sprung into action, planning bachelor and bachelorette parties to be held at the hospital.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of sprang

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Scott explained that his kids had watched shows including The Office and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, but had skipped Parks and Recreation despite his encouragement.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026
Ben Rice followed Grisham's tiebreaking double with a hard RBI single that skipped over shortstop Colt Emerson's glove.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of skipped

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Despite looking dazed, Guerrero scampered home to tie the game at 1-1.

— Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Williamson, the automatic runner at second base, went to third on a sacrifice bunt by Taylor Walls and scampered home on a wild pitch by Nick Frasso (0-1), who was making his major league debut.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of scampered

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