GALLOPS Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

gallops

verb

present tense third-person singular of gallop

as in trots

to go at a pace faster than a walk dawdles to school but gallops coming home

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Recent Examples of gallops 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 That's just the first of several twists in the thriller Fuze, which gallops along at a mile a minute. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2026 Confirm what happens next before everyone gallops off in different directions. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026 Ghiggia gallops in from the right and squeezes a finish in at the near post to win the cup for Uruguay in the Maracana. — Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026 Body camera footage shows the officer repeatedly shouting at a woman to stop running as his horse, Kelly, gallops down the road. — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026 Spruce tips and wild garlic sit in jars on the shelves, a unicorn gallops across a tapestry on one wall, and there’s a woodburning stove to gather around. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026 But the cast gallops right past the clichés. — Stephen Farber, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2025

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And they custom-fit Shawkat’s mellower Molly, who trots behind in Frankie’s wake of destruction.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026
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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If your supplement stack already runs the length of your bathroom counter, adding another capsule for hair growth deserves scrutiny.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
Stretching across the base of the windshield, the panoramic iDrive display projects information onto a black band that runs from one A-pillar to the other.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026

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