as in to trot
to go at a pace faster than a walk
the child scampered off to play
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Recent Examples of scamper
On 3rd-and-short, Allen whipped a screen to Dalton Kincaid, who scampered forward for what appeared to be a first down.
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Scott Thompson, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
And soon enough Pumpkin scampered off the porch and ran toward her home in the stall.
—Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Growing up, during that time of year, the Carrick boys could frequently be found scampering from tree to tree.
—Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
However, Baltimore answered right back, as Henry scampered for a 44-yard score.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Scott Thompson, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
And soon enough Pumpkin scampered off the porch and ran toward her home in the stall.
—Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Growing up, during that time of year, the Carrick boys could frequently be found scampering from tree to tree.
—Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
However, Baltimore answered right back, as Henry scampered for a 44-yard score.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scamper
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The National Democratic Redistricting Committee was still trotting Obama out for Martha’s Vineyard fundraisers four years later.—
W. James Antle III,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Mar. 2025
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The horses began to trot around Abramovic and León de la Barra.—
Kim Córdova,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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Former President Bill Clinton — aside from famously jogging to McDonald’s — Bush, and Obama were all relatively healthy presidents.—
Haisten Willis,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Apr. 2025
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Miller suffered a traumatic brain injury during a mission gone wrong in 2006, and Mendoza aimed to help jog his memory by re-creating their heroic survival story.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2025
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Regardless of whether it is run by M+ or the HKMOA, transparency is important to both the art community and taxpayers.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
10 Apr. 2025
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His parents, who tell THR their son is taking the abrupt introduction to fame in stride, perch nearby, ready to run him home after the shoot.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Being the one in a relationship to feel like your horse is galloping far ahead of your partner’s can bring its own kind of anxiety and empathic pain.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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Schaefer looks like a projectable No. 1-2 defenseman who covers a ton of territory, can influence play in all four corners and three zones of the rink and is never in a bad spot because of his ability to flow and gallop across the ice.—
Scott Wheeler,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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The deals are on now and are good until April 14, so hurry and upgrade your Microsoft Office system today.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article Mayor Adams on Monday urged the judge presiding over his public corruption case to hurry up and decide on outstanding dismissal motions before upcoming deadlines in the mayoral race.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Scamper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scamper. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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