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verb

present participle of gallop

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Recent Examples of galloping
Adjective
As his health faded in the last year of his life, Neruda rushed to finish his story, which gives the last chapters of his book a galloping, fragmented quality. Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 25 June 2021 Designed by renowned architect Dominique Perrault, its four stories tilting forward are said to evoke a galloping horse. Rob Hodgetts At Longchamp, CNN, 15 Oct. 2019 The artist was in Times Square last week to offer his latest corrective, unveiling a massive bronze statue of a young African American man in urban streetwear sitting astride a galloping horse. NBC News, 7 Oct. 2019 The artist was in New York’s Times Square last week to offer his latest corrective, unveiling a massive bronze statue of a young African American man in urban streetwear sitting astride a galloping horse. Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2019 And who could forget the haywire moment where a galloping horse went rogue following the ceremony? Christian Allaire, Vogue, 19 May 2018 They were then placed together in a sequence, reconstructing the galloping horse with 90 percent accuracy. Fox News, 13 July 2017
Verb
And the reason why has to do with growing concerns that progress in AI development may not be galloping ahead as fast as industry insiders touted just a few months ago—and growing indications that all the AGI talk was stoking inflated expectations that the tech itself couldn’t live up to. Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025 The horses are galloping freely. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025 On the second play, Stidham rolled out and found Engram on a drag — and the free-agent tight end promptly went galloping down the right sideline for 58 yards. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2025 McCarthy evaded the pass rush and escaped through the pocket, galloping up the right sideline for a scramble. Alec Lewis, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025 It’s also called Ghost Riders in the Sky, a reference to an old country song about phantom cowboys galloping after demon cattle. Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 While the thieves are not galloping away on horseback, the crime sprees evoke memories of the notorious train robberies from the Old West. Alana Wise, NPR, 28 Feb. 2025 Researchers have made a revolutionary find after learning that air bubbles in liquid exhibit an unexpected ‘galloping’ motion when shaken vertically. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 Feb. 2025 Hall, whose creativity from left-back has added a fresh dimension to Newcastle’s attack this season, was once again involved, sending the galloping Joe Willock into a foot race with Chris Wood. Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for galloping
Adjective
  • Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The shift follows decades of rapid economic growth since the market reforms of the late 1980s, coupled with rising urban living costs and changing generational attitudes toward family planning.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As globe-trotting celebrity chefs Anthony Bourdain and Andrew Zimmern reigned in the mid-2000s, Huse and Houck performed a similar kind of culinary exploration in Tampa.
    Gabrielle Calise, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Ahmed will play cocky Flight Nurse Zay Patel, Meyboom as spirited rookie Flight Nurse Piper Adler, Eling as charming First Officer Wyatt Ellis, Lee as ambitious pilot Maya Yang, and Smith as Captain Riley, a globe-trotting pilot with a past connection to Wheezer.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • International sales have already been unsurprisingly brisk.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
  • All forms of exercise are helpful, and a great choice is simply taking a brisk walk every day.
    Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Researchers found that jogging slowly burns visceral fat (deep abdominal fat).
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Tennis, with its explosive bursts—sprinting to the ball, stopping, lunging laterally, jogging backwards to the baseline—can yield especially powerful results.
    Alexandra Moe, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • This is how long each of the players to score 100 goals in the competition took to reach their centuries, with Messi (123 games) just edging out Lewandowski (125) as the fastest of the trio.
    Will Jeanes, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, his day job may be entering a new phase as fledgling companies leave the nest and head off on their own — faster than new ones launch.
    Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After a solid performance in the 2025 opener against Western Michigan, Chiles turned in a breakout performance in an overtime win against Boston College, passing for 231 yards and four touchdowns and running for another score.
    Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Some long-running novelas will be made available on Disney+ either next day or within a month of airing on Atresmedia’s free-to-air channels.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Here is a quick tour through recent vision tech, with examples of prescription eyeglasses tailored to specific uses.
    Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Fessceruna 3-Piece Loungewear Set Fessceruna’s three-piece loungewear set is perfect for cozying up at home on the couch, running quick errands, and enduring long travel days.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Galloping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galloping. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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