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
As Suggs sprinted to the other end with the ball and elevated through the air, the fourth-year guard showed off his athleticism with a 360-degree two-handed slam.
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Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
At the final whistle Saturday, the players and coaches on the bench sprinted on to the field as if trying to outrun 10 seasons of mediocrity.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
Recommended Prosperity In the race to attract students, historically Black colleges sprint out front
In this work, one of Ms. Delgado’s biggest fears is the wrongful reinsertion of an animal, which can pose a threat to the animal’s survival as well as to humans in the vicinity.
—Mie Hoejris Dahl, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
Recommended Prosperity In the race to attract students, historically Black colleges sprint out front
The Charlotte airport is the nation’s ninth-busiest in passenger volume and serves as a hub for American Airlines.
—David Koenig, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
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Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
At the final whistle Saturday, the players and coaches on the bench sprinted on to the field as if trying to outrun 10 seasons of mediocrity.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
Recommended Prosperity In the race to attract students, historically Black colleges sprint out front
In this work, one of Ms. Delgado’s biggest fears is the wrongful reinsertion of an animal, which can pose a threat to the animal’s survival as well as to humans in the vicinity.
—Mie Hoejris Dahl, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
Recommended Prosperity In the race to attract students, historically Black colleges sprint out front
The Charlotte airport is the nation’s ninth-busiest in passenger volume and serves as a hub for American Airlines.
—David Koenig, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
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Photographed by Mayan Toledano During a brief break, active cheerleaders jog off the field to the water coolers, chests heaving and drenched with sweat.Elise Taylor, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2024
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But as Kota and Brenneman prepared to jog through the woods, they were greeted by a memorial reminding them of Riley’s death.Holly Yan, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
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What an absolute joy to see a pack of motley mutts trotting around St. Ann’s Warehouse, promenaded by everyone from Sandra Bernhard to Naomi Fry wearing matching toile puffers and beaded poop bag carriers.Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2024
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That was why the warriors Spotted Tail, Long Chin and Red Leaf trotted on their horses into Fort Laramie a few weeks later.Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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The company is planning on having roughly 850 people employed at its facilities in Kenosha County once things are up and running.Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
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In 2020, the two ran again, with Nanos winning by a slim margin.Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2024
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The automobile industry was still so new that the paper’s editors didn’t know what to call the vehicles that would be racing.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Nov. 2024
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Your heart is racing, your arms are tingling and your breathing is shallow.Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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With advancing technology, screening for fetal abnormalities has galloped ahead, and the test behind the new study became widespread about 10 years ago.ByJennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 4 Dec. 2024
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The job’s formative practitioners were smart, galloping, and bold: Lester Bangs loudly typing a review live onstage with the J. Geils Band at Cobo Hall, wearing sunglasses, his Smith-Corona miked like a Stratocaster.Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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The album went on to sped 10 total weeks atop the chart.Michael Saponara, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2024
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Ohio lawmakers introduced a bill that same month to close a legal loophole and speed up the process of evicting squatters.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Sprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprint. Accessed 13 Dec. 2024.
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