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or barrelling
as in speeding
to proceed or move quickly
faced with a firm deadline, we barreled through the project at a furious pace
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Recent Examples of barreling
Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Rice is the subject of extremely good fortune — a vehicle barreling 119 mph down a highway crashed into the center median and then into other cars but miraculously did not kill anyone, including himself.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025
The, the waves are barreling over and there was just one or two guys surfing there.
—Outside Online, 27 Aug. 2025
Art literally opens it up, splitting the body in half and barrelling through it at the guest.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Hurricane Erin is barreling along the Atlantic seaboard and bringing with it dangerously high water levels, waves and rip currents.
—Forrest Brown, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
The episode itself mirrors the conceit, unfolding as a true oner, with the camera weaving and barreling through the set in a state of mounting, anxious momentum as Matt’s meddling escalates.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2025
If a renewable future is so precarious, then why is the world barreling towards it?
—Big Think, 14 Aug. 2025
One of the later sequences, from Alex's point of view, shows the kids all barreling into his home and right down into the basement, where Alex feeds them soup over the next several weeks as Gladys is implied to feed off their health.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The two baserunners scored, and Duran came barreling in behind them for his first career inside-the-park home run.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Rice is the subject of extremely good fortune — a vehicle barreling 119 mph down a highway crashed into the center median and then into other cars but miraculously did not kill anyone, including himself.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025
The, the waves are barreling over and there was just one or two guys surfing there.
—Outside Online, 27 Aug. 2025
Art literally opens it up, splitting the body in half and barrelling through it at the guest.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Hurricane Erin is barreling along the Atlantic seaboard and bringing with it dangerously high water levels, waves and rip currents.
—Forrest Brown, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
The episode itself mirrors the conceit, unfolding as a true oner, with the camera weaving and barreling through the set in a state of mounting, anxious momentum as Matt’s meddling escalates.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2025
If a renewable future is so precarious, then why is the world barreling towards it?
—Big Think, 14 Aug. 2025
One of the later sequences, from Alex's point of view, shows the kids all barreling into his home and right down into the basement, where Alex feeds them soup over the next several weeks as Gladys is implied to feed off their health.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barreling
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Brown has a history of citations and arrests in North Carolina dating back to 2011, according to court records, from minor infractions like speeding to more serious crimes such as communicating threats, breaking and entering, assault, and felony larceny.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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The film, which premiered at Toronto International Film Festival, opens with a truck speeding off after having deposited the body of a teenage girl dressed in a school uniform on an isolated desert peak.—
Beandrea July,
IndieWire,
8 Sep. 2025
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Before the new regulations, says Annie Inglis, Marine Biology Presenter with Quark, the expedition crew would be hurrying to get guests in Zodiacs to try to get closer to a bear sighting like this.—
Cassidy Randall,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Unrivaled also saw rapid growth across digital platforms during its first season.—
Roberta F. Rodrigues,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Instead of rapid expansion, Johnson focuses on sustainable growth.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Plus-size segment remains underserved by apparel market Mallorie Dunn, a professor of fashion design at the Fashion Institute of Technology and owner of SmartGlamour, a clothing line that offers the smallest and largest sizes, worries about the apparel retail market rushing to conclusions.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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Why are fans rushing to see this movie?—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The switch got flipped in the final quarter as McCarthy took charge, the offensive line asserted itself and the running game got hot.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The offensive line opened few holes in the running game.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After top receiver Courtland Sutton dropped a dime from Nix on a fade route in Saturday’s preseason game, the two re-lit their connection Wednesday, with Nix scrambling to his right in one red-zone period and zipping a ball past a diving Ja’Quan McMillian to Sutton in the end zone.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
13 Aug. 2025
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Though not everyone is going to be thrilled by the FAA paving the way for more drones to start zipping through our skies.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The swift guilty verdict for Arne Cheyenne Johnson, whose girlfriend had recently been mauled by his victim, speaks to the court and the public’s reaction to that wild legal strategy.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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Israel’s strike on a Hamas compound in Doha this week drew swift condemnation from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Europe, and even the US, which said the bombing violated Qatar’s sovereignty.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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With multiple Commanders defenders in pursuit, Burrow didn’t try to go out of bounds or slide, but rather turned around and tried scurrying away from them to keep the play alive.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Barreling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barreling. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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