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as in to race
to proceed or move quickly
the cat bolted for the food dish the minute he spied it
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as in to fly
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening
the rabbit bolted when it saw the fox approaching
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as in to inhale
to swallow or eat greedily
the way you bolted those hot dogs, it's no wonder you're feeling a little queasy
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Recent Examples of bolt
Two others acquired through the portal — McNamara (who signed with East Tennessee State on Saturday) and Deacon Hill (now at Utah Tech) — also bolted with eligibility on the table.
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Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
This one has nearly 2,700 Waterford Crystal triangles bolted to nearly 700 light-emitting diode modules.
—James Barron, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Ryan Finkelstein of Just Baseball recently predicted Quintana to bolt from the Mets just like Severino did.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
After one last look at Israel’s childhood home of 20 years, the pair bolted.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
This one has nearly 2,700 Waterford Crystal triangles bolted to nearly 700 light-emitting diode modules.
—James Barron, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Ryan Finkelstein of Just Baseball recently predicted Quintana to bolt from the Mets just like Severino did.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
After one last look at Israel’s childhood home of 20 years, the pair bolted.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bolt
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Fans were dancing, jumping and fully immersed, reacting in real time as McRae unveiled her most personal and dynamic project yet.—
Cat Johnson,
Billboard,
19 Feb. 2025
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The prices paid index jumped to the highest level in about two years as prices increased.—
Medora Lee,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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William Byron raced to his second straight Daytona 500 win, dodging a string of late-race wrecks that knocked out a chunk of contenders and sent the Hendrick Motorsports driver into victory lane Sunday night at Daytona International Speedway.—
Dan Gelston,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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Mayor, 3 council seats open:Local Surprise City Hall races to watch in 2024 Speaking to the ongoing population and business growth in Surprise, Sada said there were multiple factors attributing to it.—
Shawn Raymundo,
The Arizona Republic,
16 Feb. 2025
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Listen to this article A New Jersey man flying from Miami to Newark has been arrested for threatening flight attendants with violence, harassing other passengers and yelling racist slurs while banging on the cockpit door and demanding to see the pilot, federal prosecutors announced Monday.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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The demonstrator flew 10 more subsonic flights, then went supersonic for the first time on Jan. 28 of this year.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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The White Lotus season 2 star exclaimed, putting a hand to his face.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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And reactions were mixed, with insiders exclaiming over its artistry as fans slammed it.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
10 Feb. 2025
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The state concluded that people could safely inhale the chemical at concentrations thousands of times higher than the EPA’s safe limit.—
Lisa Song,
ProPublica,
5 Feb. 2025
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However, the montage’s editor found another way to inhale as much SNL as possible during the preparation stage.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2025
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Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed an executive order urging state officials to speed up implementation.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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Here's more to bring you up to speed the 113th Tennessee General Assembly.—
Duane W. Gang,
The Tennessean,
10 Feb. 2025
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By the late 1970s, hundreds of thousands of refugees had fled the country by boat and overland, flooding into Hong Kong and Thailand.—
Thomas Doherty,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Feb. 2025
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Context: Many of the displaced are descendants of refugees who were expelled or fled from their homes during the wars surrounding the creation of the state of Israel in 1948, a period known in Arabic as the Nakba.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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Watch Goldberg shout for Haines to come down from The View tower in the video above.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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As Robinson spoke, or tried to speak, Butler shouted from across the locker room to Robinson that Robinson didn’t have to talk, wasn’t required to do the interview.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Bolt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bolt. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.
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