as in to trot
to go at a pace faster than a walk
dawdles to school but gallops coming home
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Recent Examples of gallop
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.
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Nigel Smith,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
Some of the themes from then might soon echo, if the Fed sees the need to restrain a galloping tech-capex boom with tighter policy.
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Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
Running is the fastest terrestrial gait, following walking, trotting, and galloping.
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Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
Watching the raw spirit of horses galloping in the wild makes for an inspiring summer destination.
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Madeline Gunderson,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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Nigel Smith,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
Some of the themes from then might soon echo, if the Fed sees the need to restrain a galloping tech-capex boom with tighter policy.
—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
Running is the fastest terrestrial gait, following walking, trotting, and galloping.
—
Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
Watching the raw spirit of horses galloping in the wild makes for an inspiring summer destination.
—
Madeline Gunderson,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for gallop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gallop
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Joe Biden famously trotted across the road shaking hands and kissing babies during Pittsburgh’s Labor Day parade in 2015.
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The movie’s globe-trotting opening sequence features pirates, outlaws and a mummy used as toilet paper.
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Ohtani paused on his follow-through, his lips pursed, before jogging up the line.
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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.
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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.
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Between there, and running upstairs to supervise fittings of his monumentally sculptural work with his stylist Tallulah Harlech, the designer caught a rare moment to sit and talk.
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“Gallop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallop. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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