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
This is, after all, the film where Wick uses a horse as a weapon before galloping through the streets of New York.
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Sara Netzley, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
The cavalcade of galloping horsemen is crudely fragmented across several nations.
—Ralph Leonard, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
Alas, the four of them had no means to travel out of harm’s way — until Bode, Jake, Eve and her father galloped up on a quartet of horses, to carry them back to the ranch.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 31 Jan. 2025
The movie starts at a drowsy hilltop picnic, which is interrupted when a prince (Denzel Washington, magnificent) and his military entourage—including Branagh and Keanu Reeves, as the duke’s bad-hearted brother—ride into view, galloping up the Tuscan road in thrilling slow motion.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
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Sara Netzley, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
The cavalcade of galloping horsemen is crudely fragmented across several nations.
—Ralph Leonard, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
Alas, the four of them had no means to travel out of harm’s way — until Bode, Jake, Eve and her father galloped up on a quartet of horses, to carry them back to the ranch.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 31 Jan. 2025
The movie starts at a drowsy hilltop picnic, which is interrupted when a prince (Denzel Washington, magnificent) and his military entourage—including Branagh and Keanu Reeves, as the duke’s bad-hearted brother—ride into view, galloping up the Tuscan road in thrilling slow motion.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gallop
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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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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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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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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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One, named Hole 3, had identifiable runes and lines running across it.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
22 Feb. 2025
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With a strong offensive mind running the team, Johnson is likely to focus in on correcting the line to protect Williams in 2025.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Gallop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallop. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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