cantering

present participle of canter

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cantering
Verb
  • Perry has been loping around the world on this tour for four months.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Cheda shared the hilarious footage on TikTok on August 27, showing the 7-month-old puppy leaping on the couch, running from room to room, and even jumping onto her sisters.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Steven Kwan made a leaping catch at the wall on Sunday.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Chip, the 3-year-old miniature dachshund, was filmed bounding toward the open door but immediately reconsidering after inspecting the dreary conditions outside his home in England.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The state has yet to provide any contemporary evidence of doubt that this crosswalk — on the road bounding the southern edge of the Pulse property — was a fitting part of the memorial.
    Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • After debuting on Great American Pure Flix in 2023, A Thousand Tomorrows lassoed a whole new fanbase by galloping onto Netflix.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
  • And the reason why has to do with growing concerns that progress in AI development may not be galloping ahead as fast as industry insiders touted just a few months ago—and growing indications that all the AGI talk was stoking inflated expectations that the tech itself couldn’t live up to.
    Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The Yankees are better with Volpe on the roster, so Boone is going to continue trotting him out there as long as his shoulder is playable.
    Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Sophie Turner is set to headline Prime Video’s upcoming Tomb Raider series, stepping into the role of the iconic globe-trotting archaeologist.
    Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Almost skipping back towards the drumkit, Townshend came racing back to the mic ahead of a bluesy late interlude on stage in the Windy City, the home of the electrified artform.
    Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Consider skipping the drive-thru and, instead, grab the items to make on your own pumpkin spice cold foam.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One clip shows a man in a dark suit standing on the vessel’s side before springing into the water.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • John’s score nimbly dances with the pratfalls and springing traps, never leeching them of their primal, juvenile laughter, but also treating the film’s stuntmen with the same dignity as the Martha Graham ballet company.
    Tim Greiving, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Landsat/Copernicus/Google Earth A video recorded from inside a nearby building at Utah Valley University appears to show a figure sprinting across the roof of the Losee Center just seconds after Charlie Kirk was shot during a campus event.
    Amanda Castro Gabe Whisnant Anna Commander Toby Meyjes Shane Croucher John Feng Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Right now, every industry is sprinting to develop AI capabilities, including life sciences.
    Matt Lowe, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Cantering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cantering. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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