as in jogs
to go at a pace faster than a walk
he sprinted off to class so as to avoid being late
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Recent Examples of sprints
As the world sprints toward a greener grid, the demand for stationary storage is skyrocketing.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
Once Towns receives the basketball, Jalen Brunson sprints from the right side of the floor to the left to set a screen for Anunoby in the corner.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The suspect then sprints through the door and lunges at a security camera in the business's lobby in what looked to be an attempt to tear it down.
—Zach Boetto, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
As the mission sprints its final lap before launch day, their fastidious preparation stands out as an achievement in its own right.
—Matt Alderton, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Once the dynamite is on the ground, Manchis immediately sprints down the stairs, towards the danger.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
As a wolf, Enid excavates Wednesday and then sprints off into the night.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
Once Towns receives the basketball, Jalen Brunson sprints from the right side of the floor to the left to set a screen for Anunoby in the corner.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The suspect then sprints through the door and lunges at a security camera in the business's lobby in what looked to be an attempt to tear it down.
—Zach Boetto, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
As the mission sprints its final lap before launch day, their fastidious preparation stands out as an achievement in its own right.
—Matt Alderton, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Once the dynamite is on the ground, Manchis immediately sprints down the stairs, towards the danger.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
As a wolf, Enid excavates Wednesday and then sprints off into the night.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprints
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Castle begins the possession on All-NBA center Karl-Anthony Towns, who jogs up top to set a screen for a fellow star, Jalen Brunson.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Joel Edgerton jogs past me into a bathroom.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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After Nessa's crushing death, Glinda (Ariana Grande) hands off her jeweled footwear to Dorothy (Bethany Weaver), who trots down the Yellow Brick Road to meet the Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) in the Emerald City.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
21 Nov. 2025
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Jon Hilsenrath, who runs the economic advisory firm Serpa Pinto and covered the Federal Reserve for 26 years at The Wall Street Journal, has puzzled over the same issue, and reads the silence as a form of triage.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
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The Grand Canyon Railway runs daily between the town of Williams, Arizona, and the South Rim of the canyon inside Grand Canyon National Park.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
14 May 2026
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Almost all tickets are sold out for both the Preakness and the Black-Eyed Susan races, according to the event website.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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For now, Singapore's supplies of bunker fuel have held up even as the price races up.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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“Sprints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprints. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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