cantering

Definition of canteringnext
present participle of canter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cantering
Verb
  • An abduction sequence ties the audience’s nerves in knots with cinematographer Isaac Bauman’s athletic tracking shot loping up the stairs to Margot’s apartment accompanied by Gavin Brivik’s pulse-hammering score.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The other two shots were right at the rim, while the Hawkeyes hit a loping 3-pointer.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Sebastian Berhalter played an arcing free kick to the center of the area and Laborda put away a leaping volley.
    CBS News, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The last-place Giants, who came in with a major league-low five homers, just missed a potential third long ball when Taylor Ward made a leaping grab at the left-field wall to rob Harrison Bader in the eighth.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • As soon as the door opens, Sadie jumps up to greet Koch before darting off to grab a toy, bounding back toward Koch with her tail still wagging.
    Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The latter maintains an exuberant push-and-pull between Rushen’s electric piano, bounding with lightness and dexterity, and her classmate Bobby Bryant’s blaring tenor saxophone.
    Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 22 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Those designs were originally religious images, family crests and galloping horses, but later became floral patterns, snowflakes and abstract geometric patterns, too.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Andrews grew up riding in traditional English hunt country — galloping across open fields and jumping fences — before working his way into racing, first through pony races and later formal training.
    Michael Howes, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Far from the mortal enemies they are destined to become, the pair become friends and combine sleuthing skills to try and solve a globe-trotting mystery that unfolds over the eight episodes.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Sherlock’s first ever case unravels a globe-trotting conspiracy, leading to an explosive showdown that alters the course of his life forever.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The draw isn’t merely about skipping the commute.
    Lucy Jones April 11, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
  • For comets, sublimation of ices – when solid ice turns directly into gas, skipping the liquid phase – is the primary culprit.
    Patrick M. Shober, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Does springing forward in early March leave you feeling discombobulated during your commute?
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Spring is springing, April Fools' Day is coming as March starts Apriling, and Cincinnati has jokes.
    Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The defending Masters champion was sprinting away from the field Friday, building a six-shot lead heading into the weekend and putting himself in prime position to become the first repeat winner since Tiger Woods in 2002.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • In other words, the tech is sprinting ahead, but the infrastructure is jogging behind.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Cantering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cantering. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.

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