as in rapid
moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed
the galloping pace of development in that Sunbelt state
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as in trotting
to go at a pace faster than a walk
dawdles to school but gallops coming home
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Recent Examples of galloping
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
Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
Within moments, a young female grizzly appeared from around a bend, galloping downstream 50 feet away.
—Susan Portnoy, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025
As Anne explains, the stable has opened, the horses are galloping out of it, and the AI revolution is here.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2025
Atsu and her horse galloping across a frozen lake that looks like blue lace agate; Atsu making camp under the green streaks of the aurora borealis; red maple leaves careening and pinwheeling in the wind in Atsu’s wake.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
But in galloping-paced, high-responsibility environments, burnout blooms from both the amount of work as well as the confidence people feel while doing the work.
—Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The music video, which has been viewed almost eight million times on YouTube, shows highlights from Ramos’ 16-year Madrid career, the statue of Cybele weeping and a white horse galloping towards the former club captain.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
As in Shakespeare, the actor as storyteller, as craftsperson, must be present at all times, fully awake and galloping alongside a character that’s fully embodied.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
After debuting on Great American Pure Flix in 2023, A Thousand Tomorrows lassoed a whole new fanbase by galloping onto Netflix.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
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
The models are improving at a galloping pace.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
Within moments, a young female grizzly appeared from around a bend, galloping downstream 50 feet away.
—Susan Portnoy, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025
As Anne explains, the stable has opened, the horses are galloping out of it, and the AI revolution is here.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2025
Atsu and her horse galloping across a frozen lake that looks like blue lace agate; Atsu making camp under the green streaks of the aurora borealis; red maple leaves careening and pinwheeling in the wind in Atsu’s wake.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
But in galloping-paced, high-responsibility environments, burnout blooms from both the amount of work as well as the confidence people feel while doing the work.
—Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The music video, which has been viewed almost eight million times on YouTube, shows highlights from Ramos’ 16-year Madrid career, the statue of Cybele weeping and a white horse galloping towards the former club captain.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
As in Shakespeare, the actor as storyteller, as craftsperson, must be present at all times, fully awake and galloping alongside a character that’s fully embodied.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
After debuting on Great American Pure Flix in 2023, A Thousand Tomorrows lassoed a whole new fanbase by galloping onto Netflix.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for galloping
Adjective
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Employers can tap our natural human urge to connect through culture-building and clear organizational purpose – especially during rapid transformation like the AI revolution and other economic pressures.—
Jason Del Rey,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Zimmer returns to Fire Country this season as Renée Hoffman, a globe-trotting lawyer and Vince's high school girlfriend.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Oct. 2025
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The display features a larger-than-life horse sculpture trotting through birch trees created from piano keys.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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On a brisk February evening in 2006, around a hundred people gathered in the venerable Koreatown watering hole HMS Bounty to pay their last respects to Los Angeles’ historic Ambassador Hotel.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
12 Oct. 2025
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Playing there in October, Nadal, Świątek and their foes had to reckon with brisk winds, gray skies and plummeting thermometers.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Watkins grabbed the microphone and hyped up the crowd before jogging onto the field — but not too quickly, due to her present injury.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
12 Oct. 2025
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Doku passes to O’Reilly, who passes back to Gvardiol while jogging towards the centre, pulling Walker and Tchaouna with him as Burnley attempt to compress space in the middle.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Elementary school students spent more time in front of the TV than in school, viewing thousands of commercials for sugary cereals, candies and fast foods every year.—
Alice Callahan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Jinga further noted that as Dexory continues to improve the technology that underlies DexoryView, existing customers will benefit from the upgrades and new customers will see faster deployments and quicker return on investment.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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They’re mainly intended to handle the inference stage of running AI models — the phase after the technology is trained.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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FedEx will continue making regular deliveries, with all FedEx Ground, Freight, Trade Networks, Home Delivery, Office and Custom Critical running as usual.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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His positioning and reading of the game remain sharp, his footwork is clean, and his reactions are quick.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Wetkiss Knee-High Boots Lorelai's shoe collection is as memorable as her quick wit, and nothing says cool-weather quite like a pair of boots.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Galloping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galloping. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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