as in insult
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings
the darts flew fast and furiously when the two former friends bumped into each other at the party
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as in to flit
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
the housefly darted about the room until it found an open window and flew out
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Recent Examples of dart
Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
Kawhi Leonard is a backup idea; Ja Morant is a desperate dart at the board.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
For gardeners who enjoy watching hummingbirds dart through the beds, salvia is a near-guarantee.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Kansas City also took a worthwhile dart throw by using a seventh-round pick on quarterback Garrett Nussmeier, whom some had projected before the 2025 season as a potential first-round pick.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
Kawhi Leonard is a backup idea; Ja Morant is a desperate dart at the board.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
Lola was found darting out onto a busy street in Tempe.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
For gardeners who enjoy watching hummingbirds dart through the beds, salvia is a near-guarantee.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dart
Noun
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The other guys are on their feet, trying to break it up, someone is calling someone else a loser, there are swings and kicks and insults, men grabbing at other men, trying to restrain them and busting the restraints.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
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After discussion with my editors, ProPublica decided to note the insults in the story.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Over sunny instrumentation, Rhys flits back and forth between English and Welsh in what feels like a nonsensical miasma of free association.—
David Harris,
SPIN,
4 May 2026
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From there, the event planner extraordinaire flitted around to a few more spots, including MI-V1 at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, and Lux, in the old Liquid location.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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Zilis peppered her speech with unusual phrases and occasional sarcasm.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
6 May 2026
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Played with blistering sarcasm by Emily Blunt, the high-strung Runway magazine assistant had many of the most crackling one-liners in the original 2006 film.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Iran’s flag before the 1979 revolution — green, white and red with a lion and a rising sun — flutters from many overhangs.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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At that moment, the sun began to shine brightly, the wind picked up and the curtain fluttered violently.—
Kamala Thiagarajan,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2026
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The camaraderie expressed Thursday was a far cry from the barbs the two officials exchanged just more than a year ago, when Clark, at City Council hearing, blasted Tisch over the NYPD’s crackdown on the homeless and those accused of misdemeanor crimes.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Musk’s lawsuit against Altman is the culmination of a yearslong feud that has sometimes led the two former associates to trade public barbs online.—
Shanshan Dong,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Watch them dip and dance and make defenders miss all the way to New York.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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The group, which often performs outdoors in the summertime, was commissioned to create a new piece to be danced at the Webb Deane Stevens Museum in Wethersfield.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2026
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Havertz turned and flicked it to Eze at the edge of the area, who curled home a spectacular finish.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Minutes into the execution, the team warden briefly flicked Hitchcock‘s face and yelled his name twice and shook his shoulders.—
Jeffrey Collins,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The passenger's 69-year-old wife leaves and flies to South Africa.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Passengers were already paying more to fly – even before the industry lost the budget airline famous for pushing fares lower.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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“Dart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dart. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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