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
The broadest of comedies, the film’s often puerile humor is driven by an endless stream of male bungling, blundering and whining, only to be kicked up a notch by pratfalls of nearly every variety, from getting bucked off a galloping horse to tripping into a pile of trash.
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Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 27 May 2026
While the ad rates for the nightly network fare are dropping faster than Harvey Harding’s post-war Q ratings, the cost of buying time in live sports is galloping headlong in the opposite direction.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 May 2026
At the same time, AI capital spending, while overlapping with the energy transition somewhat, is also galloping ahead full speed.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 May 2026
Golden Tempo, like its trainer, had to make its own arduous climb, galloping from last place all the way to a victory.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 3 May 2026
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Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 27 May 2026
While the ad rates for the nightly network fare are dropping faster than Harvey Harding’s post-war Q ratings, the cost of buying time in live sports is galloping headlong in the opposite direction.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 May 2026
At the same time, AI capital spending, while overlapping with the energy transition somewhat, is also galloping ahead full speed.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 May 2026
Golden Tempo, like its trainer, had to make its own arduous climb, galloping from last place all the way to a victory.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 3 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gallop
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Douglas Friedman’s upcoming monograph, Full Spectrum (Vendome Press), illuminates the extraordinary level of access the globe-trotting photographer has cultivated over the course of his career.—
Mayer Rus,
Architectural Digest,
29 May 2026
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Second baseman Alex Freeland grabbed it and dove to beat Castro to first base for the out, but Rumfield trotted home on the play.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
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There’s a cooking school, activities for children, a rather magnificent spa, adults-only and family pools, jogging tracks, bikes, and a full slate of tours.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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With the final seconds bleeding off the clock in the stanza, Pembroke goaltender Ryan Heraty jogged up the turf with possession, attempting to begin a rush with a pass.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
2 June 2026
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My father was running the skid steer outside, clearing the snow, leaving dirty white mounds to either side of the driveway that led from the house out to the range road.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) will advance to the general election to run America’s second-most-populous city, the Associated Press projected early Wednesday, as Republican reality TV star Spencer Pratt led the challengers vying to compete against her in November.—
Hannah Knowles,
Washington Post,
3 June 2026
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“Gallop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallop. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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