as in to trot
to go at a pace faster than a walk
dawdles to school but gallops coming home
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Recent Examples of gallop
The emerald green walls are covered in paintings, sculptures and mirrors and the booths are adorned with fabric featuring galloping zebras.
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Jessica Boehm, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
Less than two years after making Memory, in which Jessica Chastain falls for a man with galloping dementia, Mexican director Michel Franco has once again set her on a romantic obstacle course in which nothing, including her own moral compass, runs smoothly.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
To gallop down court after a cross-court left-handed assist.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Only a Basque thoroughbred is galloping into contention, and there may now be room for four.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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Jessica Boehm, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
Less than two years after making Memory, in which Jessica Chastain falls for a man with galloping dementia, Mexican director Michel Franco has once again set her on a romantic obstacle course in which nothing, including her own moral compass, runs smoothly.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
To gallop down court after a cross-court left-handed assist.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Only a Basque thoroughbred is galloping into contention, and there may now be room for four.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gallop
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The National Democratic Redistricting Committee was still trotting Obama out for Martha’s Vineyard fundraisers four years later.—
W. James Antle III,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Mar. 2025
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The horses began to trot around Abramovic and León de la Barra.—
Kim Córdova,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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In 14 different ballparks today (the Tampa Bay Rays and Colorado Rockies will have to wait until Friday to begin), players will jog out of the dugout and lineup along the chalk that runs from home plate to the outfield poles.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Pope made sure to share the celebration again, jogging to find his wife and daughters behind the bench for a long embrace before hustling to a TV interview.—
Jesse Temple,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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This is more complex than just throwing on some running shoes.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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The Cubs are an intriguing running team because of their mix of speed and base-stealing ability — Crow-Armstrong and Nico Hoerner in particular — with veterans who have shown high IQ on base, a group that includes Ian Happ, Kyle Tucker and Dansby Swanson.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Gallop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallop. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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