canter
noun
an easy gallop.
has cantered
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present perfectof canter (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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No such trouble for Petra Kvitova, the No7 seed, who has cantered to a 5-1 first-set lead over Jasmine Paolini.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 1, 2020
While the western look has cantered around for years, its popularity beyond the prairie is a fairly recent phenomenon.
From Time Magazine Archive
In five years, the Herald-American has cantered to a circulation peak of 548,000, but the News has almost closed up the gap, is now only 6,000 behind.
From Time Magazine Archive
Take care, Granville; imagination has cantered away with your penetration.
From Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part by Augusta J. Evans Wilson
