cantered

Definition of canterednext
past tense of canter
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Verb
  • Joao Palhinha leapt over the advertising boards to celebrate with Tottenham Hotspur’s travelling supporters.
    Jay Harris, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Two plainclothes officers who were driving west in an unmarked vehicle witnessed the shooting and leaped out of the car to chase the shooter on foot.
    Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The project area is bounded by the Midlothian Turnpike, Central Avenue, 147th Street and Lamon Avenue.
    Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • After all, in Game 3, Banchero made a game-clinching 3 in the final minute that bounded high off the back of the rim and miraculously fell through.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • On arrival, the owner’s free-roaming white horse, Artemis, galloped up to them for a nuzzle unprompted, as if welcoming them in.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Officer Kyle McLaughlin, patrolling the Upper West Side on his steed Kelly, was alerted by a victim’s screams and immediately galloped into action.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • When Smith’s throw in the dirt squirted away from shortstop Miguel Rojas, the winning run trotted in from third base.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The gray wolf howled, trotted back and forth, and gradually worked closer and closer to the nervous but fascinated caribou.
    Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Anderson had just exited the penalty box and was sprung at the blue line.
    Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Spring has officially sprung, which means your outdoor space is calling for a little refresh.
    Casey DelBasso, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Despite a decade of front-row appearances, luxury house ambassadorships and a cultural footprint that reshaped the global music industry, members RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook have collectively skipped the first Monday in May.
    Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • At least one of those times, the head of the country’s space agency suggested it be skipped.
    Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Rather than running from the moment, Cunningham sprinted toward it.
    Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Local real estate agent Hans Nagrath told CBS News that his dog, Benny, was off his leash during their run along the river when the dog sprinted into the water to chase two geese.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • 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, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Cantered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cantered. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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