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scamper

[skam-per] / ˈskæm pər /


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These dancers—costumed by Camille Assaf in casual-cum-dressy ensembles primarily of blacks and grays—gambol, leap, twirl and scamper about the glossy, often scarlet-lit surface of set and lighting designer François-Pierre Couture’s raised stage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

However, Afsharipour’s 27-yard touchdown scamper pushed the Wildcats’ lead back to two scores early in the fourth quarter.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025

Crawford scamper across the plate with the winning run.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025

Two minutes later he picked his moment in attack perfectly too, timing his run off Tom Curry's shoulder to scamper in.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2025

The two of them scamper off the bed and out of the bedroom.

From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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