as in to trot
to go at a pace faster than a walk
the child scampered off to play
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Recent Examples of scamper
Van Gogh, now visually fitting in with his family, then scampered about his habitat with his ears flopping along with him.
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Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
The Mustangs forced another three-and-out, and the ground game continued to push through in the fourth quarter, with Waiss scampering home on a 15-yard score for a 29-6 lead.
—Zach Cavanagh, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
Swift made a few Commanders defenders miss and scampered for a 55-yard touchdown.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Andrew Greif Kansas City's Hollywood Brown caught a nifty shovel pass from Patrick Mahomes and Detroit couldn't keep up with the Chiefs' pre-snap misdirection, allowing Brown to scamper into the end zone after nine yards for a 20-10 lead over Detroit.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
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Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
The Mustangs forced another three-and-out, and the ground game continued to push through in the fourth quarter, with Waiss scampering home on a 15-yard score for a 29-6 lead.
—Zach Cavanagh, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
Swift made a few Commanders defenders miss and scampered for a 55-yard touchdown.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Andrew Greif Kansas City's Hollywood Brown caught a nifty shovel pass from Patrick Mahomes and Detroit couldn't keep up with the Chiefs' pre-snap misdirection, allowing Brown to scamper into the end zone after nine yards for a 20-10 lead over Detroit.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scamper
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This team is clearly stuck in a bad and awkward place because of past decisions — most notably the 2022 Deshaun Watson trade — and is on a second straight year of trotting an uninspiring and uncompetitive offense onto the field each week.—
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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Such a reading of the law at the center of the case could provide Trump an opening -- along with other tariffs that have not been challenged in court -- to continue his global-trotting mission to reshape trade imbalances, even if the high court curtails his broad tariff power.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
5 Nov. 2025
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Running remains one of the world’s most popular forms of exercise, according to Statista, with about 50 million Americans regularly running or jogging for both physical and mental health benefits.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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The crowd at the Rogers Centre nearly blew the roof off the place as Bichette jogged around the bases.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Under the public trees, children ran exultantly between cars.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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The thumping Republicans took in this week's elections reflected longer-running anger among constituencies that already leaned Democratic, but the GOP needs to worry that the government shutdown will cause that frustration to spread.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The shows share a preoccupation with the heroic potential of oddballs and burnouts, one that has kept Horses galloping for five seasons (and two more are in the works).—
Judy Berman,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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At the top of the standings are the Indianapolis Colts, who have galloped out to a 7-1 record to the surprise of most people.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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Mahomes spent the game on his backside, hurried or outright hit by rushers 15 times in all.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 Nov. 2025
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But hurry — the sale ends November 5.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
1 Nov. 2025
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“Scamper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scamper. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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