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
Soto came sprinting in from right field as Castellanos rounded third base and threw home to catcher Hayden Senger.
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
While reporting from Iraq in 2003, Owens sprinted to give Pelley a gas mask after hearing an explosion overhead, creating the impression that a chemical attack had launched.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 22 Apr. 2025
Thousands of zombies sprint through the snow and ice to throw themselves against the high walls of the city.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
Addressed an issue where players could pass through movable objects while sprinting inside kofuns.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
While reporting from Iraq in 2003, Owens sprinted to give Pelley a gas mask after hearing an explosion overhead, creating the impression that a chemical attack had launched.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 22 Apr. 2025
Thousands of zombies sprint through the snow and ice to throw themselves against the high walls of the city.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
Addressed an issue where players could pass through movable objects while sprinting inside kofuns.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprint
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Former President Bill Clinton — aside from famously jogging to McDonald’s — Bush, and Obama were all relatively healthy presidents.—
Haisten Willis,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Apr. 2025
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Miller suffered a traumatic brain injury during a mission gone wrong in 2006, and Mendoza aimed to help jog his memory by re-creating their heroic survival story.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2025
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A couple of riders slowly trotted across the arena.—
Daniel Eduardo Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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The Arkells were astonished to see the Grotesque-style decorations, which feature animal heads swirling into clouds, hares trotting and sneering human profiles.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
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Similar ads have been run for 9/11 and other times of crises.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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With Everton’s defence dragged to the left, Brooks has space to run to the far post.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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The Danish drugmaker is racing to capture more patients now that many compounding pharmacies are legally restricted from making cheaper, unapproved versions of Wegovy, with rare exceptions.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
29 Apr. 2025
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China, in particular, is racing to close the gap by pouring state investment into its universities.—
Sarah Kreps,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Apr. 2025
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During the event the horses gallop over natural country terrain, contending with obstacles of logs, stonewalls, water, banks and ditches.—
Tim Genske,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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It’s also called Ghost Riders in the Sky, a reference to an old country song about phantom cowboys galloping after demon cattle.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 17 sped to a strong finish on MTV.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2025
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Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Twisted Metal Season 2 is speeding into view, with a release date set for later this year.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Sprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprint. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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