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canter

[kan-ter] / ˈkæn tər /
VERB
jog
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A magnificent unbroken stand of 269 between Joe Root and Bairstow got England over the line at a canter.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Five-time Champions League winners Barca struggled to find their rhythm in the first half but did enough after the break to clinch a top-eight league phase finish at a canter.

From Barron's Jan. 28, 2026

A nicely worked move sent Andrew Kellaway running through the Japan defence and he fed Flook to canter over the line.

From Barron's Oct. 25, 2025

You just have to look at what they did last season, and how they won the title at a canter.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2025

He was still leading when they broke a canter, until Chella gave a bloodcurdling shriek and galloped past him, and Shagga howled and followed.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

Ms. Rinehart, whose podcast, “The Female Body Politic,” spotlights women’s history, canters through Rankin’s career with the same drive that Rankin exhibited, batting away critics and rarely acknowledging the complexity of federal politics.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 28, 2025

Directed by Steven Spielberg from a script by Liz Hannah and Josh Singer, “The Post” canters along with crisp pacing and straightforward, unfussy clarity, its two icons-playing-icons bolstered by a superb cast of supporting players.

From Washington Post Dec. 6, 2017

Photograph: Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images Williams canters to 0-30, again largely untroubled, before swiping long when trying to force the issue.

From The Guardian Jun. 1, 2016

Quentin Letts, giving four stars in The Mail, said the show "canters along with engaging verve and vim" after a "dull" opening 15 minutes.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2015

“Goodbye, Caesar,” I shout as Midnight canters away from the rising sun.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Leading the Black-and-Gold's potent attacking trio with Bouanga and Martinez, Son cantered through the center of Miami's defense all night, raucously cheered by some 76,000 fans -- the second-largest attendance in MLS history.

From Barron's Feb. 22, 2026

The greenback sunk to a near four-year low as gold prices cantered past $5,200 a troy ounce, with haven investors continuing to look toward precious metals and the Swiss franc.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 28, 2026

Djokovic broke Maestrelli, who was making his Grand Slam debut, to start the second set and cantered into the third round.

From Barron's Jan. 22, 2026

Perhaps one thing all of a green and white persuasion could agree upon was that Roma were rampant as they cantered to a second win in Glasgow this term.

From BBC Dec. 11, 2025

I thought “too overboard” pretty much summed up the Party Ponies, but Chiron cantered off, leaving Annabeth and me alone.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan

The 21-year-old, who was previously featured at centre, full-back and fly-half, was electric once more on the wing against Exeter, cantering in for his third try in as many games.

From BBC Oct. 7, 2024

We had over 20 televisions playing the same footage of horses cantering.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 12, 2024

“Youth” pairs a Bach oratorio with footage of horses cantering through the snow of a Muscovite suburb.

From New York Times Feb. 23, 2023

You can see this in grandmaster chess players, whose heart rates triple to cantering under their shirts.

From Washington Post Sep. 27, 2022

Once they reached the valley floor, the going was faster and they made good time, cantering through verdant green-woods and sleepy little hamlets, past orchards and golden wheat fields, splashing across a dozen sunlit streams.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin




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