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canter

[kan-ter] / ˈkæn tər /
VERB
jog
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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

Many expected them to win the Championship at a canter.

From BBC • May 3, 2025

Capuozzo later turned creator, thrillingly slicing through England with a scalpel-sharp change of direction to open up a route for Exeter's Ross Vintcent to canter over.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 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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