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 horses are galloping freely.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
On the second play, Stidham rolled out and found Engram on a drag — and the free-agent tight end promptly went galloping down the right sideline for 58 yards.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2025
McCarthy evaded the pass rush and escaped through the pocket, galloping up the right sideline for a scramble.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
The horses gallop by as the bleachers start to empty out.
—Aaron Sullivan, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
On the second play, Stidham rolled out and found Engram on a drag — and the free-agent tight end promptly went galloping down the right sideline for 58 yards.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2025
McCarthy evaded the pass rush and escaped through the pocket, galloping up the right sideline for a scramble.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
The horses gallop by as the bleachers start to empty out.
—Aaron Sullivan, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gallop
Verb
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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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Researchers found that jogging slowly burns visceral fat (deep abdominal fat).—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
27 Aug. 2025
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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
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Surround it with pumpkins, fashion it in front of a garland strand, or place it on a velvet table running across the manteltop to tie the whole look together.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Sep. 2025
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This look is perfect for landing in a style-conscious city like Paris or Chicago and hitting the ground running without needing a quick change in the airport bathroom.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Gallop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallop. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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