1
as in to scurry
to proceed or move quickly
the probe hurtled through space to its destination: Jupiter
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as in to throw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
competitors taking turns hurtling their javelins down the field
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Recent Examples of hurtle
Each of the 60 passengers and four crew members aboard the commercial American Airlines flight were feared dead, according to officials, after the jet collided with a Blackhawk helicopter around 9 p.m. near Reagan National Airport and hurtled into the Potomac River.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2025
The crash’s impact shredded the hull and hurtled all the passengers into the bay.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Image Image Image Twenty-four other seniors followed, hurtling headfirst through the sky at 180 miles per hour.
—Charley Locke Randy Forbes, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
In the coming years, both NASA and the ESA have designs on sending uncrewed spacecraft to observe an infamous asteroid named Apophis, which caused some concern two decades ago when it was discovered hurtling too close for comfort toward Earth.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2025
The crash’s impact shredded the hull and hurtled all the passengers into the bay.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Image Image Image Twenty-four other seniors followed, hurtling headfirst through the sky at 180 miles per hour.
—Charley Locke Randy Forbes, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
In the coming years, both NASA and the ESA have designs on sending uncrewed spacecraft to observe an infamous asteroid named Apophis, which caused some concern two decades ago when it was discovered hurtling too close for comfort toward Earth.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurtle
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Rats scurry across the halls, smuggled in inadvertently between the folds of a homeless man’s clothes.—
Inkoo Kang,
The New Yorker,
8 Feb. 2025
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Runner, sprinter, bolter, scarper, scurrying 'fighter'.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
26 Jan. 2025
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Six days later, the couple lured a man in his 50s to the hotel room to engage in prostitution with Lebron, but after the man handed over the cash and undressed, Lebron threw bleach in his face and the duo beat him for several hours before stealing his phone, wallet and car keys.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
22 Feb. 2025
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Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has focused much of his time in office on curbing violence from gangs like MS-13, arresting nearly 1% of the country’s population and throwing thousands of gang members in prison.—
Max Saltman,
CNN,
22 Feb. 2025
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As gunshots rained down and throngs of terrified parade-goers ran in all directions, Dr. David Baum rushed to render aid.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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Harris has four straight years of 17 starts and 1,000 rushing yards to open his career.—
Vic Tafur,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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Rock and Leslie Jones play an old, bitter married couple who are getting ready to go out for their anniversary while constantly hurling insults at each other.—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
14 Feb. 2025
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When the blaze reached the mansions of Bel-Air, thermal heat lifted burning shingles high into the air and 50-mph winds hurled them more than a mile over to Brentwood.—
Jenny Jarvie,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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An automobile sped around another car stopped for crossing signals on Wisconsin Highway 14 near Kenosha and into the path of a Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad electric passenger train heading south for Chicago at 70 mph.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
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Some experts have warned that Trump's agenda might speed up the program's insolvency.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
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The water on one side of the beach and the Pacific Coast Highway on the other help impede fire spread, but strong gusts—like last month’s infamous Santa Ana winds—can still toss embers and flaming debris across the highway.—
Monica Hunter-Hart,
Forbes,
16 Feb. 2025
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The day before the crash that took his life, BB tossed three touchdowns in a 64-6 rout of Custer County.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
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Georginio Rutter hurried back from hernia surgery to start.—
Beren Cross,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
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These deals won't be around forever, so hurry up and add these to your cart!—
Gabriela Vatu,
PCMAG,
7 Feb. 2025
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Riders wear protective gear like helmets and body armor, but their necks are exposed as they get flung from the bulls, which can weigh anywhere from 1,200 to 2,000 pounds.—
Michael Dorgan,
Fox News,
15 Feb. 2025
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When the sanctuaries were built, there were only two ways to them: climbing up a 1,200-foot vertical path of ladders or being hoisted in a net by ropes flung from above.—
Shoshi Parks,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Hurtle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurtle. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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