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
Luz’s agency had scored the gillagers a dump truck, part of a citywide program encouraging poor Manileños to trade garbage for rice and instant noodles, but most scavenging was carried out by teams of boys and young men who scampered over steaming filth.
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Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
While orchestrating another promising drive, Stidham scampered towards daylight and dove for a first down at the New England 14, only to come up short by a yard and throw an incompletion on the next play for a loss of downs.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
After Carson Beck scampered for a score with 18 seconds left, Ole Miss had one last miraculous effort as Trinidad Chambliss threw a deep ball into the end zone.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Underwood, who ran for 77 yards, scampered for a 5-yard touchdown run by diving to touch the pylon, giving Michigan its last lead at 27-24 with just under 11 minutes to go.
—CBS News, 1 Jan. 2026
After the teams traded possessions, Cohasset (11-2) got the ball on its own 48 and needed just three plays as Greene (16 carries, 131 yards) scampered and held his balance for a 42-yard score.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
In Niger, death was suddenly everywhere — even the tough lizards that scampered over the mud walls of my compound were dying.
—Janet Rich Edwards, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
To the dismay of the home fans, Loveland scampered 58 yards for a touchdown, stealing the lead – and the game – back for the Bears with just 17 seconds to play.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
When Harvey scampered into the end zone for his third touchdown of the day in the middle of the fourth quarter, the Broncos had scored on seven of nine full possessions Sunday and 12 of their previous 14.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
While orchestrating another promising drive, Stidham scampered towards daylight and dove for a first down at the New England 14, only to come up short by a yard and throw an incompletion on the next play for a loss of downs.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
After Carson Beck scampered for a score with 18 seconds left, Ole Miss had one last miraculous effort as Trinidad Chambliss threw a deep ball into the end zone.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Underwood, who ran for 77 yards, scampered for a 5-yard touchdown run by diving to touch the pylon, giving Michigan its last lead at 27-24 with just under 11 minutes to go.
—CBS News, 1 Jan. 2026
After the teams traded possessions, Cohasset (11-2) got the ball on its own 48 and needed just three plays as Greene (16 carries, 131 yards) scampered and held his balance for a 42-yard score.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
In Niger, death was suddenly everywhere — even the tough lizards that scampered over the mud walls of my compound were dying.
—Janet Rich Edwards, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
To the dismay of the home fans, Loveland scampered 58 yards for a touchdown, stealing the lead – and the game – back for the Bears with just 17 seconds to play.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
When Harvey scampered into the end zone for his third touchdown of the day in the middle of the fourth quarter, the Broncos had scored on seven of nine full possessions Sunday and 12 of their previous 14.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scampered
Verb
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After initially laying motionless on the field surrounded by medical staff, Toure eventually trotted off the field under his own power.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
20 Dec. 2025
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The pup, named Eba, appeared immune to being rushed and trotted behind at the farthest extent of her leash, tongue lolling, black eyes squinting in the afternoon sun.—
Kelso Harper,
Scientific American,
16 Dec. 2025
Verb
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One day, on a whim, Liberato jogged from his preferred liquor store back to his home.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
22 Jan. 2026
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Teammates swarmed Mevis after the game-winner as long snapper Jake McQuaide jogged to retrieve the ball, presumably as a souvenir for the rookie kicker who spent last spring in the UFL and the early part of this season waiting for a call.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
19 Jan. 2026
Verb
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One of the defining images of this Super Bowl run for Patriots fans will be a bloodied Vrabel, grinning after a celebratory headbutt from Milton Williams after a fourth-down sack that sealed a wild-card win over the Los Angeles Chargers.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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This enables users to remotely run complex experiments involving AI and other cutting-edge methods 24/7.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The middle of the field was empty and the running back out of Ohio State sprinted down field.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Some nervously walked, others sprinted through the snowy sand, but all made it to the icy lake and into the water.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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