canters

Definition of cantersnext
present tense third-person singular of canter

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Verb
  • Spruce tips and wild garlic sit in jars on the shelves, a unicorn gallops across a tapestry on one wall, and there’s a woodburning stove to gather around.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
  • But the cast gallops right past the clichés.
    Stephen Farber, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Romeo leaps to his feet and embraces Juliet, both of them saved; Juliet-as-an-old-woman appears and dances with Romeo as an older Romeo does the same with Juliet; Romeo and Juliet dote over a baby that will never be born.
    Ellise Shafer, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Another young girl, Maria Antonia’s best friend, leaps out of her desk to wrap her arms around her.
    Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • And while the Los Angeles Dodgers loom over everything, as does the prospect of upcoming labor strife, hope still springs eternal on Opening Day.
    D.J. Short, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The story follows a former agent, now working as a delivery driver, who springs into action to save his daughter when aliens attack the earth.
    Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Smith said his family never skips a Southern staple known as cornbread salad.
    Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
  • At the end of The Age of Innocence (1920), Edith Wharton skips forward from her 1870s setting to give us an early-twentieth-century glimpse of her protagonist Newland Archer.
    Michael Gorra, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Star has grown by leaps and bounds the past decade and a half.
    Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Noah’s technical ability on snare drum is leaps and bounds ahead of other students his age, and his consistently excellent drumming anchors our drumline’s sound.
    Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • After Nessa's crushing death, Glinda (Ariana Grande) hands off her jeweled footwear to Dorothy (Bethany Weaver), who trots down the Yellow Brick Road to meet the Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) in the Emerald City.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The suspect then sprints through the door and lunges at a security camera in the business's lobby in what looked to be an attempt to tear it down.
    Zach Boetto, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • As the mission sprints its final lap before launch day, their fastidious preparation stands out as an achievement in its own right.
    Matt Alderton, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Castle begins the possession on All-NBA center Karl-Anthony Towns, who jogs up top to set a screen for a fellow star, Jalen Brunson.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Joel Edgerton jogs past me into a bathroom.
    Rachel Handler, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Canters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canters. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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