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
As the base runners scampered home, tying the game, Chicago players and fans alike shrieked with glee.
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Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
Massaro hit Maddox McCrary with a pitch to load the bases and Miller scampered home on a wild pitch.
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Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 May 2026
But Magnussen held on to complete a 1-2 finish for BMW as Frijns scampered clear in the lead, which capped off a perfect day for the German manufacturer.
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Luke Smith,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
Hawn and Russell's son Wyatt was on hand with his two sons, Buddy, 5, and Boone, 2, playing catch in the yard, while Hawn's dogs, English Labrador Roy and Rocky, a Korean Village Dog, scampered about.
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Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
Turang scored easily and Christian Yelich, who began the play on first base, scampered around the basepaths and beat Narváez’s throw to Garrett Whitlock with a head-first slide to give the Brewers an 7-5 lead.
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Greg Dudek,
Boston Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
Jo Adell singled in Neto, and Mike Trout scampered home on an error on Bregman at third.
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Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
Wiemer scampered down the line for an infield single and had another base hit up the middle in Washington's 13-2 win on Monday over the Phillies to tie the record.
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Logan Brown,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Tanika Williams picked up her phone on the playground while her 4-year-old scampered around in the wood chips behind her.
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Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
25 Mar. 2026
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
Massaro hit Maddox McCrary with a pitch to load the bases and Miller scampered home on a wild pitch.
—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 May 2026
But Magnussen held on to complete a 1-2 finish for BMW as Frijns scampered clear in the lead, which capped off a perfect day for the German manufacturer.
—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
Hawn and Russell's son Wyatt was on hand with his two sons, Buddy, 5, and Boone, 2, playing catch in the yard, while Hawn's dogs, English Labrador Roy and Rocky, a Korean Village Dog, scampered about.
—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
Turang scored easily and Christian Yelich, who began the play on first base, scampered around the basepaths and beat Narváez’s throw to Garrett Whitlock with a head-first slide to give the Brewers an 7-5 lead.
—
Greg Dudek,
Boston Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
Jo Adell singled in Neto, and Mike Trout scampered home on an error on Bregman at third.
—
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
Wiemer scampered down the line for an infield single and had another base hit up the middle in Washington's 13-2 win on Monday over the Phillies to tie the record.
—
Logan Brown,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Tanika Williams picked up her phone on the playground while her 4-year-old scampered around in the wood chips behind her.
—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scampered
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About 100 yards to the right, a herd of caribou trotted past.
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Majestic horses trotted past the grazing hogs.
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As the ball rolled away, Freeman jogged across the plate.
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Achraf Hakimi jogged over to take it and, close to the supporters, was met with a chorus of boos.
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Francois, who runs a medical rehabilitation in New York and brought his adult kids to see Les Grenadiers, said Haiti’s qualification, achieved amid extraordinary circumstances, was itself cause for celebration.
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Although oil companies still needed to use up a significant portion of their inventories during the supply shock, the demand destruction kept crude stockpiles from running dry.
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But my favourite moment of the game came five minutes into the second half, when Mbappe lost possession but then sprinted after his opponent, shouldered him off the ball, laid it off to Adrien Rabiot and then immediately demanded it back.
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Jonah sprinted towards Jamon, crying, as his father laid on the ground leaking blood.
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“Scampered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scampered. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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