as in offence
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
Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 5 Feb. 2025
Once everything is built, there will be a lakeside restaurant; a recovery center; locker rooms; a dart room; padel courts and room for bocce, cornhole, beach volleyball and musical concerts.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025
Szoboszlai darted towards the near post to receive Mac Allister’s low delivery and swept the ball towards Salah close to the penalty spot.
—James Pearce, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
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Noun
In all presentations, spoons will flash, dart, wobble, flutter, and trigger strikes from huge pike.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 5 Feb. 2025
Once everything is built, there will be a lakeside restaurant; a recovery center; locker rooms; a dart room; padel courts and room for bocce, cornhole, beach volleyball and musical concerts.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
Its story, slender but charged, is in a constant state of retreat, repeatedly darting into psychological and existential alleys just out of view.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025
Szoboszlai darted towards the near post to receive Mac Allister’s low delivery and swept the ball towards Salah close to the penalty spot.
—James Pearce, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dart
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But flitting across the water on a kiteboard also brings dangers that are not present in surfing.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
13 Feb. 2025
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With a plot that flits between past and present, The Notebook follows Allie (Rachel McAdams) and Noah’s (Ryan Gosling) love affair as told by Noah’s older self (James Garner) at a nursing home to his wife (the late, great Gena Rowlands) suffering from Alzheimer’s.—
Sezin Devi Koehler,
EW.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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The dispute stems from last year’s feud wherein Drake and Lamar traded increasingly personal and unverified insults in a series of songs.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN,
18 Mar. 2025
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Tariffs on Canadian exports and repeated insults by President Donald Trump about Canada becoming the 51st state have Canadians pushing back with a term hockey fans may be familiar with.—
Jalen Williams,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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With the Penguins leading 1-0 in the third period on Sunday in St. Paul, Crosby’s fluttering shot from the left circle just eluded Fleury’s glove and ended up as the game-winner.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
10 Mar. 2025
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There are miles of trails and gardens to keep you busy all day, including the Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center, which is surrounded by gardens and filled with fluttering butterflies.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
23 Feb. 2025
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Investors did not appreciate his sarcasm either, and the stock is down 2.6% since GTC25 kicked off.—
Karl Freund,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Her boozy, blustering sarcasm should be entered into evidence as a blunt instrument.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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The film starts at a Mediterranean party resort, where British teenager Tara (Mia McKenna-Bruce) joins her two best friends for a summer holiday of drinking, dancing and chasing the freedom that comes with youth (a la Spring Breakers).—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Multiple stores have been getting facelifts, along with the area’s signature Boardwalk Inn. UCF’s downtown arts festival: Music, murder and dancing dragons UCF Celebrates the Arts, at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, features theater, music, lectures, art and kids’ activities.—
Matthew J. Palm,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2025
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Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel traded barbs and defended their track records Wednesday night during their only debate for an open seat on the high court.—
Caroline Vakil,
The Hill,
13 Mar. 2025
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Just days after the fiery exchange in which Zelenskyy traded barbs with the U.S. leaders, Trump announced the temporary suspension of all military aid to Ukraine.—
Evan Nierman,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Chelsea captain picked out Mac Allister’s darting run, and the Liverpool midfielder flicked the ball cleverly over a desperate Bento.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Masterminded by hairstylist Peter Burkill, a fair few inches have been eliminated from Brown’s mane, leaving her with a thick and voluminous chin-grazing bob that gently flicks inwards towards the ends.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
26 Mar. 2025
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Data from aviation analytics firm Cirium indicates that 615 flights are scheduled to depart from Heathrow on Saturday, with a further 604 flights due to fly to the airport.—
Tamara Hardingham-Gill,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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Most of the sets were built in Toronto, disassembled, and flown to Iqaluit for reassembly, with each piece put on palettes and packed to fit the cargo plane’s fuselage.—
Dana Feldman,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Dart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dart. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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