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
On arrival, the owner’s free-roaming white horse, Artemis, galloped up to them for a nuzzle unprompted, as if welcoming them in.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Officer Kyle McLaughlin, patrolling the Upper West Side on his steed Kelly, was alerted by a victim’s screams and immediately galloped into action.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
Pink poodles with long black eyelashes danced in a can-can line, a quartet of googly-eyed cacti bobbed along to the music and a trio of small white dogs galloped on the stage.
—Rebecca Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
Another broke free from one of the men, who tried to stand up on its back, and galloped toward North College Street where it was hit by a passing car.
—Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2026
In a final twist, as his own grave went up in flames (without him in it), Tommy galloped off into the horizon, his empire reduced to embers.
—Miriam Balanescu, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2026
As the Year of the Horse galloped in, revelers ushered in the most prominent festival on the Chinese Lunar calendar with some quirks – from Kung Fu robots to Harry Potter’s teenage nemesis – and some reflection.
—Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
Darnold galloped over to Lock and interrupted the backup’s postgame interview.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Black horses bearing American and Saudi flags galloped along on the South Lawn.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Officer Kyle McLaughlin, patrolling the Upper West Side on his steed Kelly, was alerted by a victim’s screams and immediately galloped into action.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
Pink poodles with long black eyelashes danced in a can-can line, a quartet of googly-eyed cacti bobbed along to the music and a trio of small white dogs galloped on the stage.
—Rebecca Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
Another broke free from one of the men, who tried to stand up on its back, and galloped toward North College Street where it was hit by a passing car.
—Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2026
In a final twist, as his own grave went up in flames (without him in it), Tommy galloped off into the horizon, his empire reduced to embers.
—Miriam Balanescu, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2026
As the Year of the Horse galloped in, revelers ushered in the most prominent festival on the Chinese Lunar calendar with some quirks – from Kung Fu robots to Harry Potter’s teenage nemesis – and some reflection.
—Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
Darnold galloped over to Lock and interrupted the backup’s postgame interview.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Black horses bearing American and Saudi flags galloped along on the South Lawn.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for galloped
Verb
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When Smith’s throw in the dirt squirted away from shortstop Miguel Rojas, the winning run trotted in from third base.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
8 Apr. 2026
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The gray wolf howled, trotted back and forth, and gradually worked closer and closer to the nervous but fascinated caribou.—
Frank Glaser,
Outdoor Life,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Soler jogged to first base without incident.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
8 Apr. 2026
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When the Dodgers took the field in the bottom half of the inning, Miguel Rojas jogged out to short.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Cheek initially runs towards the pass but gambles on the ball bouncing over the defender and runs behind him.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Videos from in front of the school show the streets splattered with blood, gunshots sounding in the distance, and a flurry of men — young and old — frantically running around and calling for help.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Trammell, despite the late break, sprinted for a triple.—
Matt Kawahara,
Houston Chronicle,
19 Apr. 2026
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Scheierman sprinted back after the second of those giveaways to block a Wagner layup, but Suggs followed with a triple that pulled Orlando even.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Galloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galloped. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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