as in trotted
to go at a pace faster than a walk
the child scampered off to play
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Recent Examples of scampered
While that’s happening, center Connor McGovern sealed off his defender, Torrence and Van Demark took out the two defenders ahead of them and Cook scampered for another gain of 10-plus yards.
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Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Nettles scampered in for an 11-yard TD to close out the opening quarter.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
The sophomore scampered to the edge, then jogged to paydirt for a 10-yard touchdown rush to provide his team a 21-7 edge.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Allen scampered into the end zone for a two-yard rushing touchdown that cut Baltimore's lead to 34-25.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Williams scampered 9 yards into the end zone for what the Hornets thought was the winner with 24 seconds to play before everyone noticed the flag.
—Joe Davidosn, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Manning scampered for a touchdown in the second half.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The paddlers, all youths from Indigenous communities in the Americas, scampered off their kayaks and raced across the sandbar, ceremoniously ending the trip by dipping their fingers in the choppy sea water.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
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.
—Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 23 Aug. 2025
Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Nettles scampered in for an 11-yard TD to close out the opening quarter.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
The sophomore scampered to the edge, then jogged to paydirt for a 10-yard touchdown rush to provide his team a 21-7 edge.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Allen scampered into the end zone for a two-yard rushing touchdown that cut Baltimore's lead to 34-25.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Williams scampered 9 yards into the end zone for what the Hornets thought was the winner with 24 seconds to play before everyone noticed the flag.
—Joe Davidosn, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Manning scampered for a touchdown in the second half.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The paddlers, all youths from Indigenous communities in the Americas, scampered off their kayaks and raced across the sandbar, ceremoniously ending the trip by dipping their fingers in the choppy sea water.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
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.
—Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scampered
Verb
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Bradley then trotted up the center of the fairway, waving it to a cheering crowd.—
Hugh Kellenberger,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Innings later, Jhoan Duran’s familiar intro played on the stadium scoreboard and the closer trotted in to nail down the save.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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Luzardo was starting to settle into the game when Hernández hit a low dribbler back to the mound to lead off the fourth and jogged out of the box.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The sophomore scampered to the edge, then jogged to paydirt for a 10-yard touchdown rush to provide his team a 21-7 edge.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Some of the rolls of masking tape went faster than others, especially when Goldberg-Polin was running around the world trying to save Hersh.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Rents will run from $1,500 for studios to $3,400 for three-bedroom units, according to the release.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Finally, tight end Tyler Conklin, the 11th man the offense needed, sprinted onto the field.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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The broadcast showed a clear view behind home plate, while the Guardians’ groundskeepers sprinted to clean things up as fast as possible.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Rents will run from $1,500 for studios to $3,400 for three-bedroom units, according to the release.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The trailer’s modular design allows researchers, aid organizations, and even event organizers to adapt the trailer to their needs, regardless of whether for charging equipment, powering lights and communication devices, or running refrigeration systems.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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