as in trotting
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 sprinting
Old Dominion started fast, with quarterback Colton Joseph faking out the Hoosiers defense on the first offensive play of the game and sprinting 75 yards for a touchdown.
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Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
As Kudus flicked the ball onto Richarlison, breaking City’s offside trap, Johnson made an instant reaction, sprinting well ahead of Rico Lewis, who started 10 yards ahead of the forward and failed to sense the danger.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Tennis, with its explosive bursts—sprinting to the ball, stopping, lunging laterally, jogging backwards to the baseline—can yield especially powerful results.
—Alexandra Moe, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2025
The movie is essentially Tom Hanks sprinting through the Vatican yelling exposition at anyone within earshot.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Lali is cheerful and spry, with a surfeit of energy—sprinting for no reason, flourishing her movements, meowing ten times in a row.
—Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
That means sprinting in all directions, dolphin-diving, roll-over prone and so forth.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Harvey found the inside seam on an 8-yard touchdown run, sprinting like a man possessed.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
Watch the new Mercs get their respective vessels straight sprinting through the water in the quick video intro below.
—New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2025
Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
As Kudus flicked the ball onto Richarlison, breaking City’s offside trap, Johnson made an instant reaction, sprinting well ahead of Rico Lewis, who started 10 yards ahead of the forward and failed to sense the danger.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Tennis, with its explosive bursts—sprinting to the ball, stopping, lunging laterally, jogging backwards to the baseline—can yield especially powerful results.
—Alexandra Moe, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2025
The movie is essentially Tom Hanks sprinting through the Vatican yelling exposition at anyone within earshot.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Lali is cheerful and spry, with a surfeit of energy—sprinting for no reason, flourishing her movements, meowing ten times in a row.
—Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
That means sprinting in all directions, dolphin-diving, roll-over prone and so forth.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Harvey found the inside seam on an 8-yard touchdown run, sprinting like a man possessed.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
Watch the new Mercs get their respective vessels straight sprinting through the water in the quick video intro below.
—New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprinting
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As globe-trotting celebrity chefs Anthony Bourdain and Andrew Zimmern reigned in the mid-2000s, Huse and Houck performed a similar kind of culinary exploration in Tampa.—
Gabrielle Calise,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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Ahmed will play cocky Flight Nurse Zay Patel, Meyboom as spirited rookie Flight Nurse Piper Adler, Eling as charming First Officer Wyatt Ellis, Lee as ambitious pilot Maya Yang, and Smith as Captain Riley, a globe-trotting pilot with a past connection to Wheezer.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025
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That’s even if the movie is uneven dramatically, weighed down by traumas and break-ups and breakdowns in the later stretches, and with too many shots of Aishe (Uyghur) jogging toward her future.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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Researchers found that jogging slowly burns visceral fat (deep abdominal fat).—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
27 Aug. 2025
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After a solid performance in the 2025 opener against Western Michigan, Chiles turned in a breakout performance in an overtime win against Boston College, passing for 231 yards and four touchdowns and running for another score.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Some long-running novelas will be made available on Disney+ either next day or within a month of airing on Atresmedia’s free-to-air channels.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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With campaign season descending, Republicans are now racing to convince the public that their tax cuts, tariffs, and spending cuts are worth returning them to power on the Hill.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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And given how the likes of Meta are racing to snap up top talent—sometimes with $100 million bonuses—the loss of key personnel could fatally affect a business’s ability to grow and innovate.—
Tiz Gambacorta,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Sprinting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprinting. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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