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
His effort was going wide but Bellingham sprinted onto the ball and turned it into an empty net.
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Ben Church, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
The teaser also includes footage of someone breaking into a nuclear submarine that’s rapidly flooding, as well as shots of Cruise sprinting away from some unseen threat.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 9 Feb. 2025
Kelce, all by his lonesome away from the main field, sprinted through route after route — stop-start motions that require explosive movements off the line and at the top of the routes.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2025
Frank, who after raising the alarm sprinted back to the fire, was met with a truck that was already on the scene.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Ben Church, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
The teaser also includes footage of someone breaking into a nuclear submarine that’s rapidly flooding, as well as shots of Cruise sprinting away from some unseen threat.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 9 Feb. 2025
Kelce, all by his lonesome away from the main field, sprinted through route after route — stop-start motions that require explosive movements off the line and at the top of the routes.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2025
Frank, who after raising the alarm sprinted back to the fire, was met with a truck that was already on the scene.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprint
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Among others, to the bench jogged Dejan Joveljic, the two passing like ships in the night.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2025
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Looking serious, Malaika moves through tai chi forms, Nico jogs by, smiles, stops, jogs back, beaming.—
Lisa Kennedy,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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And one dog joined in the bird flock: The beloved Hector bag, in mini, baguette and regular sizes, trotted down the runway on multiple looks as well.—
Anika Reed,
USA TODAY,
12 Feb. 2025
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The Giant Schnauzer takes the Best in Show crown from Sage the Miniature Poodle, who trotted away with the title during the 2024 Westminster Dog Show.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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One, named Hole 3, had identifiable runes and lines running across it.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
22 Feb. 2025
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But there are several deductions tailormade for business owners — including entrepreneurs who run online stores.—
Jasmin Suknanan,
CNBC,
22 Feb. 2025
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William Byron raced to his second straight Daytona 500 win, dodging a string of late-race wrecks that knocked out a chunk of contenders and sent the Hendrick Motorsports driver into victory lane Sunday night at Daytona International Speedway.—
Dan Gelston,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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Mayor, 3 council seats open:Local Surprise City Hall races to watch in 2024 Speaking to the ongoing population and business growth in Surprise, Sada said there were multiple factors attributing to it.—
Shawn Raymundo,
The Arizona Republic,
16 Feb. 2025
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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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Hall, whose creativity from left-back has added a fresh dimension to Newcastle’s attack this season, was once again involved, sending the galloping Joe Willock into a foot race with Chris Wood.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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An automobile sped around another car stopped for crossing signals on Wisconsin Highway 14 near Kenosha and into the path of a Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad electric passenger train heading south for Chicago at 70 mph.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
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Some experts have warned that Trump's agenda might speed up the program's insolvency.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Sprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprint. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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