as in trotted
to go at a pace faster than a walk
dawdles to school but gallops coming home
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Recent Examples of galloped
Darnold galloped over to Lock and interrupted the backup’s postgame interview.
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Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Fielding the ball on the goal line, Bartley hit a seam, veered right and galloped into the open field, giving Wake (9-4) an 8-3 advantage after a two-point conversion.
—Ryan Pritt, Charlotte Observer, 3 Jan. 2026
Black horses bearing American and Saudi flags galloped along on the South Lawn.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
At the top of the standings are the Indianapolis Colts, who have galloped out to a 7-1 record to the surprise of most people.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Gold prices continued to decline Monday while stocks galloped to fresh record territory, stirring doubts about the precious metal’s massive rally.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
With a two-hour set that galloped through the group’s 13-year catalog of catchy folk-rock, the band spearheaded by Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites played their biggest Detroit show to date for a crowd packing the downtown ballpark.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The six-foot-three wideout hauled in the pass, broke a tackle, and galloped to the end zone for a 62-yard touchdown pass.
—Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
My Life With the Walter Boys has galloped back onto Netflix with its second season, and Ashby Gentry’s Alex Walter returns after a transformative — in more ways than one — summer training in rodeo riding.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Fielding the ball on the goal line, Bartley hit a seam, veered right and galloped into the open field, giving Wake (9-4) an 8-3 advantage after a two-point conversion.
—Ryan Pritt, Charlotte Observer, 3 Jan. 2026
Black horses bearing American and Saudi flags galloped along on the South Lawn.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
At the top of the standings are the Indianapolis Colts, who have galloped out to a 7-1 record to the surprise of most people.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Gold prices continued to decline Monday while stocks galloped to fresh record territory, stirring doubts about the precious metal’s massive rally.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
With a two-hour set that galloped through the group’s 13-year catalog of catchy folk-rock, the band spearheaded by Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites played their biggest Detroit show to date for a crowd packing the downtown ballpark.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The six-foot-three wideout hauled in the pass, broke a tackle, and galloped to the end zone for a 62-yard touchdown pass.
—Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
My Life With the Walter Boys has galloped back onto Netflix with its second season, and Ashby Gentry’s Alex Walter returns after a transformative — in more ways than one — summer training in rodeo riding.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for galloped
Verb
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Mustafa said as the man trotted down the stairs, mumbling something—a prayer, a curse.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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After initially laying motionless on the field surrounded by medical staff, Toure eventually trotted off the field under his own power.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
20 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The play clock continued ticking as the two departing defenders jogged off the field, finally giving the Patriots 11 on defense.—
Jacob Robinson,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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One day, on a whim, Liberato jogged from his preferred liquor store back to his home.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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One of the defining images of this Super Bowl run for Patriots fans will be a bloodied Vrabel, grinning after a celebratory headbutt from Milton Williams after a fourth-down sack that sealed a wild-card win over the Los Angeles Chargers.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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This enables users to remotely run complex experiments involving AI and other cutting-edge methods 24/7.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The middle of the field was empty and the running back out of Ohio State sprinted down field.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Some nervously walked, others sprinted through the snowy sand, but all made it to the icy lake and into the water.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Galloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galloped. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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