as in to race
to proceed or move quickly
you'd better hotfoot it to the bus stop if you're going to catch the bus
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The Night Agent has returned for season 2 and has already raced to the top of Netflix’s charts.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025 -
The Nets started 1-for-8 from the field and Phoenix raced out to a 9-2 lead with 7:15 left in the first quarter and were up 28-16 entering the second.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
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Pope took a series of pictures with her phone, her hands shaking, and hurried back around the house and into her apartment.—
Ian Frisch,
Curbed,
9 Jan. 2025
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Wildfires raged across Southern California on Wednesday, leaving at least two people dead and prompting thousands of evacuations as blazes closed in on Los Angeles neighborhoods like the Pacific Palisades and residents hurried to escape.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2025
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In the first period, after Victor Hedman whiffed on an offensive-zone shot, Poitras scurried off with Frederic for a two-on-one rush.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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The animal scurried underneath the gate, where Colvin scooped him into his arms.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
13 Jan. 2025
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Hed warns that rushing into adoption without proper safeguards could backfire.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Medics rushed him to Jamaica Hospital but he couldn’t be saved.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
19 Jan. 2025
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Once inaugurated, President Trump can speed things along by gathering the remnants of America’s sleepy and fragmented maritime bureaucracy under the umbrella of an empowered and dynamic maritime leader—in a new Cabinet-level post or a high-level Directorship at the National Security Council.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Graphic by Sohail Al-Jamea & David Newcomb The bicycle lane on Stockton Boulevard is barely two feet wide in most places, leaving cyclists a few inches from speeding traffic.—
Ryan Lillis,
Sacramento Bee,
17 Jan. 2025
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Editors are awash with clients and premium microphones are flying off the shelves.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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The Bears flew McCarthy in on a private plane on Jan. 15.—
Adam Jahns,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, while the Heat traveled to Milwaukee on Wednesday night, Butler attended a social event, showing up unexpectedly to the Reserve Cup draft and dinner hosted by Moncayo Ocean Club at a private residence in Miami.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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The confident and haughty Onegin kills his friend in the duel and flees to travel the world to ruminate.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
WWD,
23 Jan. 2025
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Our Beau excitedly trots to my daughter's room daily looking for his sister and has for two years.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
13 Jan. 2025
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Once the rear door opened, dozens of cattle trotted down the wooden shoot, leaving behind a few stragglers in need of extra encouragement.—
Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton,
The Denver Post,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Hotfoot (it).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotfoot%20%28it%29. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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