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
American Jews are truly in a Red Queen's race, sprinting to try keep our place in the buying binge.
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Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Digne is tasked with sprinting upfield when a move develops and crossing in advanced areas.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
The Biden administration is sprinting to finalize the unfinished pieces of its climate policy, from fully disbursing Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds to getting final regulations out the door.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024
That's when two other reporters come sprinting up to the phone booth.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
The last two years have seen the Australian, who turns 17 in late December, draw comparisons to sprinting great Usain Bolt.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
Fans, who were walking in the snow and realized the person frantically sprinting was some kind of Wild player, cheered.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024
His 16 points per game have been a result of cutting, spotting up, slashing and, of course, sprinting the floor in transition.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 18 Nov. 2024
The shooter, described by some as a Black man, got out of the vehicle and began sprinting toward Alyssa.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 16 Nov. 2024
Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Digne is tasked with sprinting upfield when a move develops and crossing in advanced areas.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
The Biden administration is sprinting to finalize the unfinished pieces of its climate policy, from fully disbursing Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds to getting final regulations out the door.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024
That's when two other reporters come sprinting up to the phone booth.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
The last two years have seen the Australian, who turns 17 in late December, draw comparisons to sprinting great Usain Bolt.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
Fans, who were walking in the snow and realized the person frantically sprinting was some kind of Wild player, cheered.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024
His 16 points per game have been a result of cutting, spotting up, slashing and, of course, sprinting the floor in transition.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 18 Nov. 2024
The shooter, described by some as a Black man, got out of the vehicle and began sprinting toward Alyssa.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 16 Nov. 2024
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“Sprinting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprinting. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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