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canter

[kan-ter] / ˈkæn tər /
VERB
jog
Synonyms


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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

Tongue pinned Siraj lbw two balls later as they looked to wrap things up at a canter but Washington, on 17 from 23 balls when the ninth wicket fell, had other ideas.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025

If Celtic did what most expected them to do - win in a relative or complete canter - then Thelin would have lost the faith of many fans.

From BBC • May 24, 2025

Finally, after about five minutes, he slowed from a canter to a steady trot—slower, but not slow enough for me to catch up.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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