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scamper

[skam-per] / ˈskæm pər /


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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

Orchards, wildernesses and bowers abound in her fiction, where her heroines contemplate curated views or scamper across fields and over stiles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Crawford scamper across the plate with the winning run.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025

A mammoth fourth game saw seven deuces and Maria saving two break points for 3-1, before a brilliant scamper to a drop shot in the next allowed her to go a double break up.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2025

They skip and scamper, scattering for shelter among thick shrubs and hedgerows.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell




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