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
Lemieux galloped across the Forum, diving as his teammates embraced him.
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Dan Robson, New York Times, 29 May 2026
The estate is best known as one of the homes of Thunder, the iconic Arabian horses that have galloped down the sidelines after every Denver Broncos home touchdown.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
The last time a horse swept all three races was in 2018, when Justify galloped his way into the history books as the 13th Triple Crown winner.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 1 May 2026
On arrival, the owner’s free-roaming white horse, Artemis, galloped up to them for a nuzzle unprompted, as if welcoming them in.
—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
Dan Robson, New York Times, 29 May 2026
The estate is best known as one of the homes of Thunder, the iconic Arabian horses that have galloped down the sidelines after every Denver Broncos home touchdown.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
The last time a horse swept all three races was in 2018, when Justify galloped his way into the history books as the 13th Triple Crown winner.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 1 May 2026
On arrival, the owner’s free-roaming white horse, Artemis, galloped up to them for a nuzzle unprompted, as if welcoming them in.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for galloped
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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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The traveling show has globe-trotted annually, most recently to New York and the likes of Hangzhou, China; Manchester, England, and Dakar, Senegal.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
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The offensive players in the 7-on-7 drill — a unit that included Mahomes — jogged to the sideline and gave way to the second unit.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
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Midway through the first half, Maradona jogged across to take a corner from the right flank.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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This is the first time, to my knowledge, that an incumbent mayor in the City of Angels would be running against a challenger whose campaign manager is God Almighty.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Odd moment plagues fourth quarter As the Knicks held on to their fairly sizable lead, a fan ran onto the court, tried to take a selfie with Wembanyama but was quickly apprehended by security.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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Fresh off crushing a home run, this athlete sprinted straight onto a running track still in uniform … just in time for another race.—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Kenady and his teammates sprinted to the dugout yelling in delight.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2026
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“Galloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galloped. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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