as in trotting
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 sprinting
Massive crowds were packed shoulder-to-shoulder, dancing wildly, brawling and turning the shoreline into a scene of disorder right before multiple gunshots sent thousands sprinting in panic.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
Audio from the Tread is more than loud enough even when huffing, puffing, and sprinting through a challenging interval.
—Craig Rawlins-Wilson, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
From competitive runners sprinting across the finish line to families and first-time participants soaking in the atmosphere, the event carried a festival-like energy throughout the morning, complete with music, cheering crowds, and emcee callouts celebrating runners from across Georgia and beyond.
—Cbs News Atlanta Staff, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
For the past couple of years, corporate leaders have been sprinting into the AI era with a mixture of urgency and anxiety.
—Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Speaking at the Yabuli China Entrepreneurs Forum on Tuesday, Wang noted that while robots still trail humans in sprinting performance today, the gap is narrowing quickly.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Mar. 2026
While goalie Abby Smith turned away a couple of Bay FC scoring opportunities, including sprinting out and sliding to deflect a potential goal out of bounds, Summit FC got on the board at the 19-minute mark.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
The breathable mesh upper moves with your feet, and gives the perfect stretch needed to accommodate everything from exploring a new city to sprinting between airport gates.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
By the mid-2000s, mathematicians had proved that when there are seven or fewer runners sprinting around a track, each of them will eventually get lonely.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
Audio from the Tread is more than loud enough even when huffing, puffing, and sprinting through a challenging interval.
—Craig Rawlins-Wilson, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
From competitive runners sprinting across the finish line to families and first-time participants soaking in the atmosphere, the event carried a festival-like energy throughout the morning, complete with music, cheering crowds, and emcee callouts celebrating runners from across Georgia and beyond.
—Cbs News Atlanta Staff, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
For the past couple of years, corporate leaders have been sprinting into the AI era with a mixture of urgency and anxiety.
—Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Speaking at the Yabuli China Entrepreneurs Forum on Tuesday, Wang noted that while robots still trail humans in sprinting performance today, the gap is narrowing quickly.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Mar. 2026
While goalie Abby Smith turned away a couple of Bay FC scoring opportunities, including sprinting out and sliding to deflect a potential goal out of bounds, Summit FC got on the board at the 19-minute mark.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
The breathable mesh upper moves with your feet, and gives the perfect stretch needed to accommodate everything from exploring a new city to sprinting between airport gates.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
By the mid-2000s, mathematicians had proved that when there are seven or fewer runners sprinting around a track, each of them will eventually get lonely.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprinting
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The Seattle indie rock band, led by Ben Bridwell, will now embark on a spring tour to celebrate that milestone, trotting across the United States later this month.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
24 Mar. 2026
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If Prime Minister Mark Carney has a reputation as a globe-trotting elite who wows the Davos crowd, his main rival, Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, has a decidedly different profile.—
Brian Platt,
Bloomberg,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Attractive people jogging, skating, strolling along the waterfront.—
Sports Columnist,
San Francisco Chronicle,
25 Mar. 2026
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When officers reviewed surveillance footage, Ludwig could allegedly be seen jogging away from the restroom seconds before the woman left, according to the court document.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Current board members Kay Coen and Jeff Siems, who is also the school board vice president, are not running for re-election.—
Joseph Hernandez
March 29,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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Ultra Music Festival returned to Bayfront Park in downtown Miami for its second day Saturday, with music running from noon to midnight across seven stages.—
Miami Herald newsroom,
Miami Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But the pictures of Jane and Adam in her wallet in the safe triggered a wave of negative thoughts racing through my mind.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
29 Mar. 2026
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But Antonelli, who is racing in just his second F1 season, is now mounting a challenge of his own.—
Sahil Kapur,
NBC news,
29 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Sprinting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprinting. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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