cantered

verb

past tense of canter
as in loped

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cantered
  1. leaped
  2. bounded
  3. galloped
  4. trotted
  5. sprang
  6. skipped
  7. sprinted
  8. scampered
Verb
  • Lundgren got out from the driver’s side of the vehicle, stumbled across the opposing lane of traffic, and leaped over the side of the bridge into Table Rock Lake below, the sheriff said.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 22 July 2026
  • Gavi’s teammates then leapt to the defense of the 21-year-old, per the outlet.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
Definition of leaped
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  • The private sector’s growing role in security functions can deliver real value when properly bounded.
    — David Niccolini, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • In simple terms, the company is developing something that receives a photon and then uses an optical switch to direct it into a path bounded by highly reflective mirrors.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026
Definition of bounded
Verb
  • Barcola clipped the ball over his marker, galloped towards the box and saw a left-footed cross charged down.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • At the same time, a big bull sable galloped out from behind a bush headed for the crest.
    — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026
Definition of galloped
Verb
  • Ohtani trotted home on his bad knee – which will prevent him from pitching indefinitely but not hitting – when Freddie Freeman dumped a two-out, two-strike RBI single into center field.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 20 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of trotted
Verb
  • With every World Cup, the possibility that a genuine surprise will be sprung, either at the collective or the individual level, is shrinking.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
  • Ricketts sprung second-half sub Omar Yehya to the end line, and Yehya rewarded Moshobane for all his work by finding him in the box.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 12 July 2026
Definition of sprang
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  • For the first time in at least three decades, Raúl Castro skipped Cuba’s Moncada revolutionary commemoration.
    — Andrea Rodríguez, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026
  • The test went deep on the safe part and skipped the dangerous one.
    — Christian Espinosa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of skipped
Verb
  • After controlling the ball twice with his head, Bouanga sprinted into the box and coolly lifted it over goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland and into the net.
    — Josh Gross, Daily News, 26 July 2026
  • As Mortos tried to retrieve the contract, Komander sprinted across the top rope and took Mortos out.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of sprinted
Verb
  • In an interview with MLB Network, his 2-year-old scampered off the stage.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
  • Then Jorge Burruchaga, although technically breaking from a midfield diamond, scampered forward to effectively become a fourth attacker and provide key goals and assists.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of scampered
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