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
Olivia launches her second escape by bludgeoning one of her captors with a metal pipe, grabbing his gun, and sprinting toward the red prison door.
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Ew Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
Ricardo Pepi took Pulisic’s place on the field, and the Americans were off and sprinting.
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Filip Bondy,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
One of the more common ways bear encounters escalate is when an off-leash dog runs toward a bear, annoys it, and then comes sprinting back to its owner with an angry predator in pursuit.
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Amber Harding Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
Between hauling bags up subway stairs, weaving through Penn Station, and occasionally sprinting to the correct track, comfortable footwear is non-negotiable.
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Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
16 June 2026
Not the politicians sprinting toward the nearest camera with legal threats dressed up as principle.
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Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2026
The family sprinting through the terminal, shoes half-on.
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Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
This is why various stops are being pulled out, including earlier progression and attempts to draw in new players, though that has resulted in high-end players sprinting toward amazing gear almost instantly.
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Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
What science is learning from the muscles of Emma Mazzenga, the fastest female nonagenarian on Earth and holder of multiple sprinting world records.
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Gretchen Reynolds,
Washington Post,
10 June 2026
Ew Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
Ricardo Pepi took Pulisic’s place on the field, and the Americans were off and sprinting.
—
Filip Bondy,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
One of the more common ways bear encounters escalate is when an off-leash dog runs toward a bear, annoys it, and then comes sprinting back to its owner with an angry predator in pursuit.
—
Amber Harding Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
Between hauling bags up subway stairs, weaving through Penn Station, and occasionally sprinting to the correct track, comfortable footwear is non-negotiable.
—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
16 June 2026
Not the politicians sprinting toward the nearest camera with legal threats dressed up as principle.
—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2026
The family sprinting through the terminal, shoes half-on.
—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
This is why various stops are being pulled out, including earlier progression and attempts to draw in new players, though that has resulted in high-end players sprinting toward amazing gear almost instantly.
—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
What science is learning from the muscles of Emma Mazzenga, the fastest female nonagenarian on Earth and holder of multiple sprinting world records.
—
Gretchen Reynolds,
Washington Post,
10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprinting
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Cesare Attolini was in an escapist mood for spring, taking cues from safari explorations and the European chic riviera destinations to provide the globe-trotting wealthy pack a wardrobe befitting different latitudes.
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The globe-trotting Jordana Brewster spent her childhood living between London, Rio de Janeiro, and New York City.
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The charges stem from an incident reported in the morning hours while a juvenile was jogging near Wilton High School and Allens Meadows Park, police said.
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For example, Uritsky Park, in the Volga River city of Kazan, has recently added a public vegetable garden to its other attractions, which include a duck pond, jogging track, and cultural center.
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There was some buzz that the Colombia charms were running low or (gasp) extinguished, but Castaneda and Venecia were there for Portugal charms to match their jerseys.
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An immigrant from the Dominican Republic, Quezada had toiled 18 hours a day running a bodega in New Jersey.
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Foreign rescue teams — including three from the United States — were racing against time in the aftermath of twin earthquakes that rocked Venezuela's northern coast as the death toll from the disaster increased, officials said.
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There’s a lot of racing history at the Big A, which began in 1894, before Queens was even part of New York City.
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“Sprinting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprinting. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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