gallop

verb

ˈga-ləp How to pronounce gallop (audio)
Definition of gallopnext
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 Mustangs were down 3 at the half on Friday night but galloped away with the win on the legs of RB Sawyer Blomquist, who punched in four TDs and ran for 176 yards on 33 carries. — Nate Peterson, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2026 Last year, horses galloped into the debate from another direction when the historian-futurist Yuval Noah Harari predicted that, in the not distant future, humans will be to artificial intelligence what horses are to humans. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 The stallion gallops onto the field every time the team scores a touchdown, adding to the reverberating noise of fans hooting and hollering in the stands. — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 Atkinson’s gift for galloping plot, as well as her typical attention to even the most tertiary character, make this a delicious gulp of a read. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gallop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gallop
  1. trot
  2. jog
  3. run
Verb
  • For well-heeled, globe-trotting diners, Noma offered an escape from modernity and the sensation of communing with something more elemental and earthbound.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Every one ended with the stands empty and only a few devoted students waiting on the railing of the west end zone to see their team trot back into the locker room.
    — David Ubben, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of trot
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  • Almost immediately after the singer concluded, both teams jogged back onto the floor.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Snell jogged back to the mound with a lead for the first time.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of jog
Verb
  • Damn it, the string of excellent Survivor episodes where the votes and strategies kept changing as people ran around and politicked is now over.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Serhii Sternenko, who runs a foundation supplying drones to Ukrainian forces and previously served as an adviser to Ukraine's defense minister, also reported the Starlink speed limits and later said the speeds were being limited even further.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of run

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“Gallop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallop. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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