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
Verb
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Apollo is still trotting on the spot.—
James Vincent,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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Zosia and Carol’s globe-trotting romance took a dark turn in Big Sky, Montana, when Carol learned that Zosia and the rest of the Joined were nearing completion on another method to turn her into one of them.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Dec. 2025
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As a result, the film sees Jackman and Hudson perform a collection of Diamond's beloved hits, which jogged Moore’s memory.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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A couple years ago, another runner spent the better part of 12 months jogging every street in Manhattan, a 750-mile endeavor.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Jan. 2026
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The woman running the daycare had attempted life-saving measures on the child before emergency services arrived, First Alert 4 reported.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Kaelon Black ran for two touchdowns to lead the Indiana running game.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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Fielding the ball on the goal line, Bartley hit a seam, veered right and galloped into the open field, giving Wake (9-4) an 8-3 advantage after a two-point conversion.—
Ryan Pritt,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Jan. 2026
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The protests, driven by dissatisfaction at Iran's economic stagnation and galloping hyperinflation, began Sunday in Tehran's largest mobile phone market, where shopkeepers shuttered their businesses.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 Dec. 2025
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Rafiq thanked the shopkeeper and hurried out of the bazaar’s maze-like structure to find his car.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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Caracas, Venezuela — The morning after US forces bombed Caracas, dragged President Nicolás Maduro out of bed, carted him over the Caribbean and installed him in a Brooklyn jail, many Venezuelans hurried to the grocery store.—
Mary Triny Mena,
CNN Money,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Scamper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scamper. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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