cantered

past tense of canter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cantered
Verb
  • Fans leapt out of their courtside seats.
    Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2025
  • But these luxury connotations have leapt from the glossy pages of magazine adverts and into real life.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The Lhasa block, bounded by fault-lines, forms southern Tibet.
    Joe Cash and Gopal Sharma, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The Lhasa block, bounded by fault-lines, forms southern Tibet.
    Joe Cash and Gopal Sharma, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • When a shooter opened fire on Interstate 75, injuring five people, journalists sprung into action compiling all the scant details as the scene developed in the coming hours and days.
    Chris White, The Courier-Journal, 27 Dec. 2024
  • And More; Festive TV Programming And Holiday Episodes Columbus sprung into action, beginning to shoot second unit in Chicago around Christmastime.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • While this gross page count will include a small percentage of blank and skipped pages that will be subtracted in the National Archives’ final tally, the overall picture remains unchanged.
    Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Some skipped the shock and opted instead for words of wisdom.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • And More; Festive TV Programming And Holiday Episodes Columbus sprung into action, beginning to shoot second unit in Chicago around Christmastime.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Also, his primary assist sprung Robertson on the rush for his second-period goal.
    Omar White, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Yet that change paid instant dividends as the Türkiye international sprinted into space down the right, latching onto a through ball from Samuel Mbangula and driving the ball into the top corner.
    Adam Digby, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Jones sprinted to the middle of the field, bouncing up and down, excitedly pumping his right fist.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Cantered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cantered. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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