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
Facing third-and-19 from near midfield with about three minutes to go, Laguna Hills sophomore quarterback Jaxson Vanderbeek suddenly found some running room and scampered 46 yards for a crucial first down.
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Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 23 Aug. 2025
This week, the Broncos scampered around for a couple of hours trying to contain Kyler Murray.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2025
One of the biggest plays of the night came on the first drive when Justin Fields scampered for a 13-yard touchdown run on his only series of the night.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
Six plays later, Mattison scampered into the end zone for the 1-yard score.
—Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2025
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Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 23 Aug. 2025
This week, the Broncos scampered around for a couple of hours trying to contain Kyler Murray.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2025
One of the biggest plays of the night came on the first drive when Justin Fields scampered for a 13-yard touchdown run on his only series of the night.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
Six plays later, Mattison scampered into the end zone for the 1-yard score.
—Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scamper
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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
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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
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Researchers found that jogging slowly burns visceral fat (deep abdominal fat).—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
27 Aug. 2025
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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
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Surround it with pumpkins, fashion it in front of a garland strand, or place it on a velvet table running across the manteltop to tie the whole look together.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Sep. 2025
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This look is perfect for landing in a style-conscious city like Paris or Chicago and hitting the ground running without needing a quick change in the airport bathroom.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Sep. 2025
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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
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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
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One of Marron’s sisters hurried in to see what had happened.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Sep. 2025
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But fans may want to hurry to buy the dish since the company has not revealed how long the limited-run promotion will last.—
Chloe Mayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Scamper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scamper. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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