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
With 12-year-old Bentley now retired from running, Otis carries on the family tradition – sprinting down the same hill with the same excitement.
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Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Finch wants everyone else sprinting up the floor for hit-ahead passes in hopes of creating more transition chances.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The highlight was when the 27-year-old scored from first on Austin Wells’ go-ahead hit in the bottom of the eighth, sprinting around the bases at incredible speed before diving headfirst to beat the throw at home plate.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
With Venus entering Taurus on June 6, there's a groundedness in love and value that supports you in savoring instead of sprinting.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Within minutes, Manchester came sprinting out of the woods and toward the car.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
Skubal issued a walk to Jose Ramirez, and after getting the next two batters to strikeout, Gabriel Arias’s high chopper for an infield hit saw Martinez dare Skubal by sprinting from second base to home.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Into his field of view came Thornton, sprinting across the back of the end zone.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
Tatis reached on a one-out single, went to second on an errant pick-off throw by Mets rookie starter Jonah Tong and to third on a wild pitch before sprinting home on Arraez’s shallow fly ball to left.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Finch wants everyone else sprinting up the floor for hit-ahead passes in hopes of creating more transition chances.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The highlight was when the 27-year-old scored from first on Austin Wells’ go-ahead hit in the bottom of the eighth, sprinting around the bases at incredible speed before diving headfirst to beat the throw at home plate.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
With Venus entering Taurus on June 6, there's a groundedness in love and value that supports you in savoring instead of sprinting.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Within minutes, Manchester came sprinting out of the woods and toward the car.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
Skubal issued a walk to Jose Ramirez, and after getting the next two batters to strikeout, Gabriel Arias’s high chopper for an infield hit saw Martinez dare Skubal by sprinting from second base to home.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Into his field of view came Thornton, sprinting across the back of the end zone.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
Tatis reached on a one-out single, went to second on an errant pick-off throw by Mets rookie starter Jonah Tong and to third on a wild pitch before sprinting home on Arraez’s shallow fly ball to left.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprinting
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There is no reason to continue trotting him out onto the field if the team isn't going to win or compete at a high level.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Although Top Chef previously filmed in another Carolina city—Charleston back in 2014—this is the first time the globe-trotting culinary reality competition has landed in Charlotte, North Carolina.—
Karla Walsh,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Sep. 2025
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Doku passes to O’Reilly, who passes back to Gvardiol while jogging towards the centre, pulling Walker and Tchaouna with him as Burnley attempt to compress space in the middle.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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To find the best folding treadmill, our team of PEOPLE testers tried 26 options at home, walking and jogging at least four times per week during the trial period.—
Claire Harmeyer,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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She was appointed solicitor general in 2023 by Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, who is running for governor.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Nick Chubb, Sony Michel and D’Andre Swift in the 2017 backfield, and 2018 with Swift and Elijah Holyfield both running for 1,000 yards.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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That day, Kelce paced around the house, saying his heart was racing as blackout drapes were installed on every window.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Once a rarity, a Porsche fetching more than seven figures at auction is becoming an increasingly common occurrence, especially for bygone-era cars with plenty of racing provenance attached.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
6 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Sprinting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprinting. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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