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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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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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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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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Keneally said her team, which monitors more than 1,000 online accounts run by extremists of all stripes, has seen a surge in calls for recruitment by extremist organizations.—
Will Carless,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Losing at this point is very expensive, because all the teams are racing [for the title] and we...—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has canceled the lease for the U.S. attorney's office in Corpus Christi, leaving prosecutors racing to find a new workplace.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 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 6 Mar. 2025.
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