as in trotted
to go at a pace faster than a walk
dawdles to school but gallops coming home
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Recent Examples of galloped
Fielding the ball on the goal line, Bartley hit a seam, veered right and galloped into the open field, giving Wake (9-4) an 8-3 advantage after a two-point conversion.
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Ryan Pritt, Charlotte Observer, 3 Jan. 2026
Black horses bearing American and Saudi flags galloped along on the South Lawn.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
Zach Charbonnet went right, cut back, made multiple defenders miss and galloped for 30 yards.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
At the top of the standings are the Indianapolis Colts, who have galloped out to a 7-1 record to the surprise of most people.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Gold prices continued to decline Monday while stocks galloped to fresh record territory, stirring doubts about the precious metal’s massive rally.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
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
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
My Life With the Walter Boys has galloped back onto Netflix with its second season, and Ashby Gentry’s Alex Walter returns after a transformative — in more ways than one — summer training in rodeo riding.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for galloped
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After initially laying motionless on the field surrounded by medical staff, Toure eventually trotted off the field under his own power.—
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The pup, named Eba, appeared immune to being rushed and trotted behind at the farthest extent of her leash, tongue lolling, black eyes squinting in the afternoon sun.—
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Lamb caught the ball at the 50-yard line and jogged to the end zone without a Detroit defender to be seen on the TV broadcast, giving Dallas a 7-3 lead.—
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Days after a patient at Northcoast jogged away during a trip to the dentist in a Cleveland suburb, state officials stopped allowing patients to leave any of the six regional hospitals.—
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Two Heat starters also ran into foul trouble early on, as Michell and Wiggins were each called for two fouls within the first six minutes of the contest.—
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The 2025-26 NBA season is in full swing, renewing the long-running debate over the league’s greatest player.—
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Summit players fell to the turf in dismay; Seguin players jubilantly sprinted around the visitor’s turf.—
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The Monarchs sprinted to a four-goal lead in the first quarter at Sage Hill and never let the Lightning draw closer than two goals en route to an 11-8 victory in the Division 1 quarterfinals on Thursday.—
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“Galloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galloped. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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