Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cantering
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One likes to imagine Paleo Dad loping across the savannah in hot pursuit of a wooly mammoth.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025 -
Perry has been loping around the world on this tour for four months.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
11 Aug. 2025
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Early in the second quarter, Lam threw a touchdown pass to Kayla Burmood who made a leaping catch in the back of the end zone.—
Michael Huntley,
Oc Register,
23 Oct. 2025
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Whiteside had a pass break-up late that may have been a touchdown, and followed it up with another leaping pass break-up in the left corner of the end zone against star Bucs rookie Emeka Egbuka.—
Nick Meyer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Instead of bounding in with excitement, the golden retriever looks terrified.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Babycatcher made a slight movement, just a twitch, and the ugliest dog anyone ever saw came bounding up behind him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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The models are improving at a galloping pace.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Within moments, a young female grizzly appeared from around a bend, galloping downstream 50 feet away.—
Susan Portnoy,
AFAR Media,
3 Oct. 2025
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The latter has been such a consistent issue under Napier that the Gators got a basic chart where players would each stand on one of 11 dots before trotting onto the field.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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Zimmer returns to Fire Country this season as Renée Hoffman, a globe-trotting lawyer and Vince's high school girlfriend.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Oct. 2025
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Viewing Prep Work as Optional Paint might seem like an instant upgrade, but skipping prep work is a shortcut to disaster.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Oct. 2025
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Rapoport spoke about the struggles that Miami has had, including the controversy with Tua Tagovailoa calling out his own teammates for skipping player-only meetings.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The goalie was again tested early in the middle frame when Wild captain Jared Spurgeon was stripped of the puck at the blue line, springing New Jersey star Jack Hughes on a breakaway.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
23 Oct. 2025
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Immediately springing into action, Blue successfully applies a tourniquet to a bleeding bride-to-be, proving that being a first responder might just be in his blood.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
9 Oct. 2025
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Akey, dogged all night by Legend’s pass rushers, used her pure speed to score the game’s first touchdown, sprinting into the end zone from 7 yards out.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
26 Oct. 2025
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One year and 325 million views later, everyone is sprinting at full speed to catch up to demand.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Cantering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cantering. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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