sprinted

verb

past tense of sprint
as in trotted
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 sprinted The ball rolled all the way into the Rays’ bullpen in foul territory while Taylor sprinted to third. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 The siren let out a deafening wail, and eight jumpers sprinted to nearby racks of gear. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 The boy’s mother sprinted toward the water, but Josh barreled past her. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 Lopez sprinted to third, rounded the bag and safely slid headfirst underneath a throw home from Red Sox center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026 Last week, Achord sprinted almost the entire length of Melton’s kick return alongside one of the team’s fastest players. — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Instead, these robots were engineered to accomplish just one task, as shown by the fact that the running robots sprinted in a straight line and could not even slow down by continuing around the track after the finish line. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026 As many as 90,000 residents in northwest Reno and Nevada’s North Valleys were under evacuation warnings or orders to flee after the Hawk Fire sprinted across the Sierra County line and into northern Nevada. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Brown sprinted down the sideline for a 70-yard gain, the biggest play of the night, to set up a one-yard Milton rushing score. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprinted
  1. trotted
  2. jogged
  3. ran
  4. raced
  5. galloped
Verb
  • In photos shared by both Hamilton Township Animal Shelter and Height of Hope, Nyla trotted along a red carpet and out the door of the shelter.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The next day, Magglio Ordóñez trotted right by him on his way around the bases after his pennant-clinching home run.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of trotted
Verb
  • Later in the frame, Chisholm jogged home slowly after Wells homered off Morán.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Back up in his own end zone, Robinson blew past outside linebacker Azeez Ojulari, made the snag from Tagovailoa and jogged the rest of the way to the goal line.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of jogged
Verb
  • The mayor at the time, Michael Guido, was elected after running a campaign with anti-Arab racist messaging and once complained about the hygiene of some Arab immigrants.
    — Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 12 Sep. 2026
  • Underwood threw 11 touchdowns and nine interceptions, completing 60 percent of his passes for 2,428 yards and running for 392 yards and six more touchdowns.
    — Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of ran
Verb
  • In New York City, Special Agents Tom Armas and John Buckley -- who were at the New York Field Office at 7 World Trade Center for the annual UN General Assembly briefing -- raced into the North Tower.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The disclosure is expected to give the public a better understanding of how the city responded following the collapse of the World Trade Center as officials raced to restabilize Lower Manhattan and reopen the area.
    — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of raced
Verb
  • The house had been a grand property in another era, complete with Welsh ponies whose riders once galloped through the surrounding woods.
    — Sara Ruffin Costello, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026
  • As famine, war, pestilence and death galloped through, religious thought had been taking on an apocalyptic and self-abnegatory fervor.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
Definition of galloped

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“Sprinted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprinted. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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