as in to trot
to go at a pace faster than a walk
the child scampered off to play
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Recent Examples of scamper
Billy Kilmer to cough up the ball, Marshall scooped it up and scampered 66 yards into the end zone — the wrong way.
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Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
Catcher Jake Rogers scampered from first to third and later scored.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 30 May 2025
That allowed Bogaerts to score and Cronenworth to scamper to third.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
Cassian, however, scampered away, and likely never came to know why this stranger harbored such a deeply personal vendetta.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 6 May 2025
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Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
Catcher Jake Rogers scampered from first to third and later scored.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 30 May 2025
That allowed Bogaerts to score and Cronenworth to scamper to third.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
Cassian, however, scampered away, and likely never came to know why this stranger harbored such a deeply personal vendetta.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scamper
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Watch extremely rare footage of Sierra Nevada red fox Video footage shared by Robbins shows two different foxes with grey and white fur, with one wearing a tracking collar while wandering around the rocks during the day and trotting into the night.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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Former coach Doug MacLean, 20 years later, still recalls a postgame report given him one night as a team employee trotted toward him.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
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The Patriots throttled down with a pre-planned walkthrough Friday, where players took the field for 75 minutes under a blazing sun and jogged through a variety of drills over their third training camp practice.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
25 July 2025
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Vigorous physical exercise includes running, jogging or going to a fitness class, according to HHS.—
Renée Onque,
CNBC,
23 July 2025
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Angelo’s son, Joseph, ran the store and lived on the second floor until the 1970s.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
29 July 2025
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Reportedly, the Pentagon will pay for it; the intelligence community will oversee it; Musk will run it.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
28 July 2025
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The horses gallop by as the bleachers start to empty out.—
Aaron Sullivan,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors The Buccaneers season two is galloping towards a climactic finish, with this week's episode seeing Jinny fight for her freedom.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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Archer’s first delivery, timed at 87.4mph, hurried the left-handed Jaiswal.—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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The scene from election night On June 24, the night of the most recent meeting, members hurried into the Picnic House to hear the results of the votes.—
Vanessa Romo,
NPR,
7 July 2025
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“Scamper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scamper. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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