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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 Boston caught a slant, broke three tackles and sprinted into the end zone. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026 Braxton sprinted clear across the field, followed by his entire defense. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026 But Maiava uncorked a deep pass to Corey Simms, who leaped in front of a Rutgers cornerback to catch it, then sprinted for an unexpectedly easy 52-yard touchdown. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026 Every new scene feels like Alex has just sprinted into the middle of it. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026 On the day, Mahone, who was with the men in disguise, rushed onto the bus in Jerash after the driver was overpowered, grabbed her daughter, fought off Burns’ chaperone and sprinted to the getaway car. — Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026 On Friday, Missouri cheerleaders sprinted to their sideline and waved sarcastically to the Kansas student section. — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Missouri trailed 6-3 and had a first down on the KU 49 in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter when Smith sprinted right on an option play and pitched to Brad Ekwerekwu. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprinted
  1. trotted
  2. jogged
  3. ran
  4. raced
  5. galloped
Verb
  • Just after the sun melted into the sea a deer trotted by, followed by its more nervous baby.
    — David G. Allan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
  • In the 10th, automatic runner Joey Ortiz advanced on a bunt and trotted home when Frelick bounced a single to right field off Grant Wolfram (6-4).
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of trotted
Verb
  • After a fourth-and-1 stop by the defense, quarterback Bryce Young and the Panthers offense jogged back onto the field with one minute left in the contest on their own 17 yard-line.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The freshman receiver appeared to favor his right knee after reeling in a third-quarter touchdown, then jogged gingerly over to the USC sideline.
    — Sean Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of jogged
Verb
  • After living in the City of Lights for more than a decade, the designer said he was drawn to its features, which informed his palette that runs from sky blues to Seine greens, via tones inspired by its typical stone buildings.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Every action is decisive and cannot be reversed, just as the film runs ever forward through the projector.
    — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of ran
Verb
  • Those gains came even as Treasury yields raced to highs not seen in years, with traders increasing bets of more Federal Reserve rate hikes due to persistent inflation.
    — Jenni Reid,Justina Lee,Fred Imbert, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Ben Grice took a first-down handoff and raced 88 yards for a touchdown and the Owls (1-3) led 7-0 after one quarter.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of raced
Verb
  • Last year, horses galloped into the debate from another direction when the historian-futurist Yuval Noah Harari predicted that, in the not distant future, humans will be to artificial intelligence what horses are to humans.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of galloped

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“Sprinted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprinted. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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