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
Not the politicians sprinting toward the nearest camera with legal threats dressed up as principle.
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Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2026
The family sprinting through the terminal, shoes half-on.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 12 June 2026
Fox went for a layup, and was blocked by Anunoby, who had sprinted back into the play.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 11 June 2026
Meanwhile, a cameraman sprinted on the court to capture Anunoby’s (relatively measured) reaction.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 11 June 2026
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Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2026
The family sprinting through the terminal, shoes half-on.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 12 June 2026
Fox went for a layup, and was blocked by Anunoby, who had sprinted back into the play.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 11 June 2026
Meanwhile, a cameraman sprinted on the court to capture Anunoby’s (relatively measured) reaction.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprint
Verb
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Eventually, Kenon jogged through an alley, kicked his shoes off his feet and then began running barefoot in the opposite direction from the child, leaving him behind, according to the video.—
James Cirrone,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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When his throwing session was done, Ohtani jogged around the bases.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
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After the ceremony came a globe-trotting honeymoon, as the couple vacationed in Mykonos, Positano, and London.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
10 June 2026
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Richards gave millions of dollars to the cult, Eternal Values, while living a double life as both a globe-trotting supermodel and obedient cult member, as reported in a recent story in The Hollywood Reporter.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2026
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Serna, who lives in Westlake near the project area and is not running for re-election, has been openly supportive of the project and urged Smith at the beginning of the presentation to try to answer questions that had come up over the past 8-1/2 years about the project.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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Challenge ahead Jackson’s victory was powered by a coalition of suburban and exurban Republicans attracted to his promise to run government like a business.—
Greg Bluestein,
AJC.com,
17 June 2026
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Goalkeeper Tim Howard saved a seven-yard header by Rafik Saifi and threw the ball to the right side to Donovan, who raced up the field unmarked.—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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The Royals raced to an early three-run lead, surrendered it and lost 8-7.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2026
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Watching the raw spirit of horses galloping in the wild makes for an inspiring summer destination.—
Madeline Gunderson,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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Seeing the commotion, Louis and Paul came galloping back.—
Dolores Brown,
Outdoor Life,
17 June 2026
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Its pace could speed up or slow down depending on how entropy shifted within the system.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
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Graham quickly sped away in a 2023 white Mercedes.—
Brittany Wallman,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2026
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“Sprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprint. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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