galloped

verb

past tense of gallop
as in trotted
to go at a pace faster than a walk dawdles to school but gallops coming home

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Recent Examples of galloped Balogun galloped onto it and away from overmatched Aussies. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 20 June 2026 The trailer for Ransom Canyon has galloped onto the scene thanks to Netflix. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 June 2026 On arrival, the owner’s free-roaming white horse, Artemis, galloped up to them for a nuzzle unprompted, as if welcoming them in. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 As Will gazed at the tallest land mammals on Earth, two calves galloped playfully across the exhibit, chasing one another. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2026 Hollywood was founded by daredevils, from the cowboys who galloped here to become stuntmen, to the small-town girls who bucked the pressure to get married and moved west to chase a one-in-a-million dream. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 The last time a horse swept all three races was in 2018, when Justify galloped his way into the history books as the 13th Triple Crown winner. — Alex Sundby, CBS News, 1 May 2026 The estate is best known as one of the homes of Thunder, the iconic Arabian horses that have galloped down the sidelines after every Denver Broncos home touchdown. — Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 27 May 2026 The beloved actress and two-time Oscar nominee, 63, reprises her role as cowgirl Jessie in Toy Story 5, more than 25 years after the character first galloped onto screens in 1999's Toy Story 2. — Nigel Smith, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for galloped
  1. trotted
  2. jogged
  3. ran
  4. sprinted
Verb
  • Joe Biden famously trotted across the road shaking hands and kissing babies during Pittsburgh’s Labor Day parade in 2015.
    — Salena Zito, Washington Post, 1 July 2026
  • About 100 yards to the right, a herd of caribou trotted past.
    — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
Definition of trotted
Verb
  • Mbappé ran up the center of the field to celebrate his 61st international goal, colliding with Dembélé, and jogged to the bench to hug Deschamps, who returned for the match after going to France for his mother's funeral.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Van Hecke jogged to the sideline after his blond hair had turned red from the blood.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 30 June 2026
Definition of jogged
Verb
  • Villaraigosa, who led the city from 2005-13 and recently ran for governor, argued that this is not the right time to make even that change.
    — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • The Dred Scott decision is said to have inspired Lincoln to speak out forcefully against slavery, run for president, and later lead the nation through a bloody Civil War.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of ran
Verb
  • In the bottom of the sixth with runners on second and third, Devers fielded a grounder, sprinted to the bag, then dove into first base to beat the runner and end the inning.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 5 July 2026
  • Led by their captain, Kylian Mbappe, the team sprinted towards the hardcore group of French travelling fans behind the goal, euro-dancing up and down to the beat of Freed From Desire.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of sprinted

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