as in trotted
to go at a pace faster than a walk
the child scampered off to play
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Recent Examples of scampered
As the base runners scampered home, tying the game, Chicago players and fans alike shrieked with glee.
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Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
Massaro hit Maddox McCrary with a pitch to load the bases and Miller scampered home on a wild pitch.
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Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 May 2026
But Magnussen held on to complete a 1-2 finish for BMW as Frijns scampered clear in the lead, which capped off a perfect day for the German manufacturer.
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Luke Smith,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
Hawn and Russell's son Wyatt was on hand with his two sons, Buddy, 5, and Boone, 2, playing catch in the yard, while Hawn's dogs, English Labrador Roy and Rocky, a Korean Village Dog, scampered about.
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Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
Turang scored easily and Christian Yelich, who began the play on first base, scampered around the basepaths and beat Narváez’s throw to Garrett Whitlock with a head-first slide to give the Brewers an 7-5 lead.
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Greg Dudek,
Boston Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
Jo Adell singled in Neto, and Mike Trout scampered home on an error on Bregman at third.
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Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
Wiemer scampered down the line for an infield single and had another base hit up the middle in Washington's 13-2 win on Monday over the Phillies to tie the record.
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Logan Brown,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Tanika Williams picked up her phone on the playground while her 4-year-old scampered around in the wood chips behind her.
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Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
25 Mar. 2026
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
Massaro hit Maddox McCrary with a pitch to load the bases and Miller scampered home on a wild pitch.
—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 May 2026
But Magnussen held on to complete a 1-2 finish for BMW as Frijns scampered clear in the lead, which capped off a perfect day for the German manufacturer.
—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
Hawn and Russell's son Wyatt was on hand with his two sons, Buddy, 5, and Boone, 2, playing catch in the yard, while Hawn's dogs, English Labrador Roy and Rocky, a Korean Village Dog, scampered about.
—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
Turang scored easily and Christian Yelich, who began the play on first base, scampered around the basepaths and beat Narváez’s throw to Garrett Whitlock with a head-first slide to give the Brewers an 7-5 lead.
—
Greg Dudek,
Boston Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
Jo Adell singled in Neto, and Mike Trout scampered home on an error on Bregman at third.
—
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
Wiemer scampered down the line for an infield single and had another base hit up the middle in Washington's 13-2 win on Monday over the Phillies to tie the record.
—
Logan Brown,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Tanika Williams picked up her phone on the playground while her 4-year-old scampered around in the wood chips behind her.
—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scampered
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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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About 100 yards to the right, a herd of caribou trotted past.
Verb
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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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Van Hecke jogged to the sideline after his blond hair had turned red from the blood.
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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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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.
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As Sadio Mané sprinted upfield toward the Iraq box, with only the goalkeeper to beat, Iraq's Rebin Sulaka reached out and pulled on his uniform to slow him down.
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But my favourite moment of the game came five minutes into the second half, when Mbappe lost possession but then sprinted after his opponent, shouldered him off the ball, laid it off to Adrien Rabiot and then immediately demanded it back.
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“Scampered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scampered. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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