as in to lope
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Recent Examples of canter
The action anime feature for everyone who couldn’t get enough of the horseplay in The Two Towers has finally cantered onto Max.
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Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2025
This is not the same City that cantered to the last four Premier League titles in a row, nor the one that won the treble and conquered Europe in 2022.
—Oli Gamp, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Hobbyhorse competitions feature young enthusiasts trotting, galloping, and cantering on toy horses in various disciplines, such as jumping and dressage.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
The technology involved in planar magnetic drivers is cantered around an ultra-thin diaphragm made of a polymer substrate that’s just 2µm thick.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
As Sri Lanka cantered towards 219, powered by the brilliant Pathum Nissanka, Joe Root was reduced to trying Stuart Broad’s bail-switching wizardry.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
The horses were draped in colorful Hermès scarves and cantered around the plaza in front of the guests.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 24 June 2024
In March, Pieper was elated when Dax briefly cantered but then realized Dax was actually just playfully biting the butt of the horse in front of him.
—Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
In the week prior to the auction, the two-year-olds get under tack and a rider takes them on the track’s backstretch, first walking, then cantering, then galloping into the final turn, then picking up speed and sprinting flat out over the last eighth of a mile.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024
Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2025
This is not the same City that cantered to the last four Premier League titles in a row, nor the one that won the treble and conquered Europe in 2022.
—Oli Gamp, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Hobbyhorse competitions feature young enthusiasts trotting, galloping, and cantering on toy horses in various disciplines, such as jumping and dressage.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
The technology involved in planar magnetic drivers is cantered around an ultra-thin diaphragm made of a polymer substrate that’s just 2µm thick.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
As Sri Lanka cantered towards 219, powered by the brilliant Pathum Nissanka, Joe Root was reduced to trying Stuart Broad’s bail-switching wizardry.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
The horses were draped in colorful Hermès scarves and cantered around the plaza in front of the guests.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 24 June 2024
In March, Pieper was elated when Dax briefly cantered but then realized Dax was actually just playfully biting the butt of the horse in front of him.
—Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
In the week prior to the auction, the two-year-olds get under tack and a rider takes them on the track’s backstretch, first walking, then cantering, then galloping into the final turn, then picking up speed and sprinting flat out over the last eighth of a mile.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canter
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Then, in Ebobisse’s place, the loping Giroud took one shot in his 11 minutes, the recipient of a drive and dish from Denis Buonga.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Orange County Register,
22 Feb. 2025
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How much of the floor could his team cover if no one ever loped back on defense and gave the other team space to breathe?—
CJ Moore,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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The Longhorns can gallop into the Sweet 16 with a win over Illinois, a team with veteran leadership but holes in its defense.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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The post shows Waffles enthusiastically galloping after the two goats, creating a scene of pure farmyard pandemonium.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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The National Democratic Redistricting Committee was still trotting Obama out for Martha’s Vineyard fundraisers four years later.—
W. James Antle III,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Mar. 2025
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The horses began to trot around Abramovic and León de la Barra.—
Kim Córdova,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Its biggest gain comes on the all-genre Billboard 200, where Greatest Hits leaps 16 spaces, improving from No. 93 to No. 77.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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My hair, previously a sort of pixie cut mullet with a middle part, has somehow leapt across my scalp in the night and settled into a side fringe.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
30 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Dalton feels a pang when the hare bounds past the garden wall.—
Alexandra Alter,
New York Times,
23 Mar. 2025
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The city, which has bounded back after Hurricanes Helene and Milton in 2024, is more than its beautiful beach.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Underestimating regulatory factors and skipping essential disclosures 6.—
Alex Kreger,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Do yourself and skip buying fluffy, heavy beach towels during the Amazon Big Spring Sale event.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Mar. 2025
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Aquatica water park springing into Aloha to Summer event Tropical celebration will be held Saturdays and Sundays through mid-May.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2025
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Spring has sprung, and Amazon’s Big Spring Sale has now introduced some even better price discounts on the iPhone 15 Pro Max.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Canter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canter. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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