as in jogged
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
Finally, tight end Tyler Conklin, the 11th man the offense needed, sprinted onto the field.
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Daniel Popper, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
The broadcast showed a clear view behind home plate, while the Guardians’ groundskeepers sprinted to clean things up as fast as possible.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Effective healing is micro-dosed, not mall-sprinted.
—Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
As Atwell sprinted to the end zone, Stafford chased after him, arms outstretched in delirium.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 28 Sep. 2025
Tran took a handoff on the next play and, after spinning out of a tackle, sprinted into the end zone.
—Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
Toronto tied it up in the 60th minute when Richie Laryea sprinted and made a diving cutback pass from the endline to an unmarked Djordje Mihailovic, who knocked it past Miami goalkeeper Oscar Ustari.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
About 90 minutes earlier in the game, Thornton sprinted down the center of the field on a post route, basically all by his lonesome.
—Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
After being held silent for the most part, the junior wideout was handed the ball on an end-around sweep and sprinted his way home for a 13-yard touchdown rush.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
Daniel Popper, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
The broadcast showed a clear view behind home plate, while the Guardians’ groundskeepers sprinted to clean things up as fast as possible.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Effective healing is micro-dosed, not mall-sprinted.
—Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
As Atwell sprinted to the end zone, Stafford chased after him, arms outstretched in delirium.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 28 Sep. 2025
Tran took a handoff on the next play and, after spinning out of a tackle, sprinted into the end zone.
—Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
Toronto tied it up in the 60th minute when Richie Laryea sprinted and made a diving cutback pass from the endline to an unmarked Djordje Mihailovic, who knocked it past Miami goalkeeper Oscar Ustari.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
About 90 minutes earlier in the game, Thornton sprinted down the center of the field on a post route, basically all by his lonesome.
—Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
After being held silent for the most part, the junior wideout was handed the ball on an end-around sweep and sprinted his way home for a 13-yard touchdown rush.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprinted
Verb
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Luzardo was starting to settle into the game when Hernández hit a low dribbler back to the mound to lead off the fourth and jogged out of the box.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The sophomore scampered to the edge, then jogged to paydirt for a 10-yard touchdown rush to provide his team a 21-7 edge.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Bradley then trotted up the center of the fairway, waving it to a cheering crowd.—
Hugh Kellenberger,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Innings later, Jhoan Duran’s familiar intro played on the stadium scoreboard and the closer trotted in to nail down the save.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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Some of the rolls of masking tape went faster than others, especially when Goldberg-Polin was running around the world trying to save Hersh.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Rents will run from $1,500 for studios to $3,400 for three-bedroom units, according to the release.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Howden, a backup pressed into action by injuries to both starting safeties, raced 86 yards for a touchdown that punctuated a 26-14 Saints win.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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The Tar Heels were boat raced by TCU and UCF, losing by a combined 82-23.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Rents will run from $1,500 for studios to $3,400 for three-bedroom units, according to the release.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The trailer’s modular design allows researchers, aid organizations, and even event organizers to adapt the trailer to their needs, regardless of whether for charging equipment, powering lights and communication devices, or running refrigeration systems.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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With a two-hour set that galloped through the group’s 13-year catalog of catchy folk-rock, the band spearheaded by Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites played their biggest Detroit show to date for a crowd packing the downtown ballpark.—
BRIAN MCCOLLUM,
Freep.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The six-foot-three wideout hauled in the pass, broke a tackle, and galloped to the end zone for a 62-yard touchdown pass.—
Clark Fahrenthold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Sprinted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprinted. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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