as in to jog
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 sprint
Martinez sprinted down the tunnel at half-time, Villa a goal down, despite being the furthest player away.
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Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
After hitting a shot at the 5th hole, Smith's ball landed near the edge of the green, prompting him to sprint over 100+ yards to mark it before rolling down the slope.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
Rodrygo’s brilliant run and finish gave Real the lead after just four minutes at the Santiago Bernabéu, sprinting up the wing and cutting inside before slamming a shot past keeper Jan Oblak.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
Court documents obtained by The Post and videos on social media reveal a person alleged to be Knox Jr. sprinting up the bleachers to join the brawl at the high school.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2025
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Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
After hitting a shot at the 5th hole, Smith's ball landed near the edge of the green, prompting him to sprint over 100+ yards to mark it before rolling down the slope.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
Rodrygo’s brilliant run and finish gave Real the lead after just four minutes at the Santiago Bernabéu, sprinting up the wing and cutting inside before slamming a shot past keeper Jan Oblak.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
Court documents obtained by The Post and videos on social media reveal a person alleged to be Knox Jr. sprinting up the bleachers to join the brawl at the high school.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprint
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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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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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For an extra clean, run the empty machine on its highest temperature setting without detergent.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
30 Mar. 2025
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Sunday's warnings generally run from 1 to 8 p.m. MDT, with west winds of 15-25 miles per hour and gusts up to 40 mph.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2025
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Bowman raced to the top of the leaderboard in qualifying Saturday, during which the red-hot Josh Berry earned the other starting spot on the front row.—
Sam Navarro,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Mar. 2025
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There are incredibly talented young drivers in this sport who work 24/7 just to keep racing.—
Jenn Nelson,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Since taking office in late January, the Trump administration has been working at a galloping pace to reshape the government and economy.—
Planet Money staff,
NPR,
25 Feb. 2025
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The emerald green walls are covered in paintings, sculptures and mirrors and the booths are adorned with fabric featuring galloping zebras.—
Jessica Boehm,
Axios,
18 Feb. 2025
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The system, designed by Lufthansa Technik for Bombardier, is a spectrum of 24 pre-programmed daylight settings to naturally speed up one’s biological clock.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
19 Mar. 2025
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Like a lot of other companies out there, Volvo has turned to AI to speed up the development process.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Sprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprint. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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