as in to trot
to go at a pace faster than a walk
dawdles to school but gallops coming home
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Recent Examples of gallop
While the Trump Administration is galloping towards fascism...
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Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
At the corner of 4th Street and Kings Drive, just shy of uptown Charlotte, a bronze sculpture depicts a man, determined, headed north atop his galloping horse.
—Virginia Brown, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2025
Oz: On [Richard’s] birthday, Laura arranged for maybe a dozen Civil War reenactors to come galloping onto the set.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
There's a wind-deflecting screen, which would only make sense if this thing's designed to gallop at north of 50 miles an hour (80 km/h), and behind that, a dinky little full-color dash.
—New Atlas, 6 Apr. 2025
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Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
At the corner of 4th Street and Kings Drive, just shy of uptown Charlotte, a bronze sculpture depicts a man, determined, headed north atop his galloping horse.
—Virginia Brown, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2025
Oz: On [Richard’s] birthday, Laura arranged for maybe a dozen Civil War reenactors to come galloping onto the set.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
There's a wind-deflecting screen, which would only make sense if this thing's designed to gallop at north of 50 miles an hour (80 km/h), and behind that, a dinky little full-color dash.
—New Atlas, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gallop
Verb
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Meanwhile, the goat appeared unharmed and trotted away.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
12 May 2025
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The next inning, Kelenic trotted right back out to right field as if nothing had happened.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Soto admired the ball and even stepped back into foul ground before jogging to first base.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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India jogged with a slight hitch to his position, and that was a result of a questionable slide by the Cardinals’ Willson Contreras an inning earlier.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2025
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The state’s current governor, Democrat Phil Murphy, can't run again after serving two terms.—
Brittany Shepherd,
ABC News,
10 June 2025
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In 1933, Berg ran what amounted to a Very Special Episode: a full Seder, sung by a real cantor, which Pepsodent, her sponsor, agreed to air without ads.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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“Gallop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallop. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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