as in to jog
to go at a pace faster than a walk
he sprinted off to class so as to avoid being late
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Recent Examples of sprint
While goalie Abby Smith turned away a couple of Bay FC scoring opportunities, including sprinting out and sliding to deflect a potential goal out of bounds, Summit FC got on the board at the 19-minute mark.
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Marshall stayed with the baby while Gilleland sprinted back to the theater to call police.
—Sydney Page The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
The suspect then sprints through the door and lunges at a security camera in the business's lobby in what looked to be an attempt to tear it down.
—Zach Boetto, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
Scott came up with a crucial steal, then sprinted up the court.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Marshall stayed with the baby while Gilleland sprinted back to the theater to call police.
—Sydney Page The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
The suspect then sprints through the door and lunges at a security camera in the business's lobby in what looked to be an attempt to tear it down.
—Zach Boetto, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
Scott came up with a crucial steal, then sprinted up the court.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprint
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Joel Edgerton jogs past me into a bathroom.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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We are jerked between past and present as his backstory gets filled in, one jogged memory at a time.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Beyond the prestige and globe-trotting lifestyle, being a pilot comes with six-figure pay, is AI-proof, and—perhaps surprisingly—requires no college degree.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2026
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What starts out as a murder mystery set amid Oxford’s dreaming spires becomes a globe-trotting adventure with a very personal angle for Holmes and family.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
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Dozens of candidates ran for five open seats in the Chicago area, where funding from groups supporting Israel and the cryptocurrency industry played an outsize role.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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Bob Fioretti is the lone Republican running for attorney general and will likely go up against Raoul, who has been in office since 2019.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Not all fans were racing aficionados.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Mar. 2026
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But Cockrum raced down the court for a layup, barely beating the buzzer to cut the lead to 19-16 entering the final quarter.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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In the play’s climax, the hero is stripped naked and lashed to a horse, which is sent galloping across the stage.—
Betsy Golden Kellem,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Mar. 2026
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In a final twist, as his own grave went up in flames (without him in it), Tommy galloped off into the horizon, his empire reduced to embers.—
Miriam Balanescu,
IndieWire,
5 Mar. 2026
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Several commercial outfits have recently announced big funding influxes aimed at speeding up the development and launch of new orbiting outposts.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
21 Mar. 2026
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Poehling took a pass from Killorn, sped down the left side, cut right and shot against the grain to the left.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Sprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprint. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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