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
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.
—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
On Tuesday morning, 61 eighth graders scampered through the halls of Jaylen Waddle’s old stomping grounds in Bellaire, Texas.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
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
On Tuesday morning, 61 eighth graders scampered through the halls of Jaylen Waddle’s old stomping grounds in Bellaire, Texas.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scampered
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Second baseman Alex Freeland grabbed it and dove to beat Castro to first base for the out, but Rumfield trotted home on the play.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
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The traveling show has globe-trotted annually, most recently to New York and the likes of Hangzhou, China; Manchester, England, and Dakar, Senegal.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
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The ball dropped in, and Turner jogged into second base.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Right fielder Corbin Carroll tracked down the fly ball, and Eldridge jogged back to the dugout having been Oracle’d for the first time in his career.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
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This is the first time, to my knowledge, that an incumbent mayor in the City of Angels would be running against a challenger whose campaign manager is God Almighty.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Odd moment plagues fourth quarter As the Knicks held on to their fairly sizable lead, a fan ran onto the court, tried to take a selfie with Wembanyama but was quickly apprehended by security.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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In the seventh inning, his fifth inning as a major-league left fielder, Kim sprinted to the railing in foul territory and made a reaching catch up against the padded barrier.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
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Some star players wouldn’t have sprinted after the ball, after the clearance from Bravo-Young, like Chawinga did.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2026
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“Scampered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scampered. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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