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
Local resident Colby Bezanson captured the wild moment on camera as a massive bull moose galloped down a residential road with two police cruisers in hot pursuit.
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Ronnie Li, USA Today, 9 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
Christian galloped toward the men, jumped and embraced them in delight.
—Mark Gray, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Goldie, like Bucephalus, seized the bit and galloped into the intoxicating world of knowing, of finding out, of discovering reasons and causations.
—Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
Ronnie Li, USA Today, 9 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
Christian galloped toward the men, jumped and embraced them in delight.
—Mark Gray, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Goldie, like Bucephalus, seized the bit and galloped into the intoxicating world of knowing, of finding out, of discovering reasons and causations.
—Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for galloped
Verb
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Wood was bleeding and in obvious pain as trainer Mike Vogt trotted onto the ice to treat him.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Just as Tommy Fleetwood was preparing to putt on the green at the par-5 18th hole, a collared four-legged visitor trotted onto the fairway.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Wil Lutz jogged onto the field and the Broncos walked off with the most improbable win.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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Kansas City’s backup QB, Gardner Minshew, jogged onto the field before the third quarter was exhausted.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Blue Jays utility player Ernie Clement atoned for an early base running mistake with a go-ahead RBI single in the sixth inning to get the scoring started.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Mamdani is running against independent candidate and former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Seconds later, Napier sprinted faster than usual into the tunnel after him.—
Matt Baker,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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The sophomore sprinted up the sideline for a 50-yard touchdown rush.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Galloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galloped. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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