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
With hindsight, Strangio’s career can appear like it’s been hurtling toward this week’s Supreme Court appearance.
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Chelsea Bailey, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
With three-tenths of a second left in the third quarter in Los Angeles, Jokić took an inbound pass near his basket, swung at it in a half-volleyball, half-water polo motion and sent the ball hurtling 75 feet toward the other hoop.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Geminid meteors are caused by dust and debris left in the inner solar system, not by a comet — as is usually the case for meteor showers — but by an asteroid called 3200 Phaethon, which hurtles through the solar system every 18 months.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The adjustable launch stand allows kids to play while experimenting with trajectory and force, sending a NASA spacecraft soaring straight up into the sky or hurtling across your living room.
—Toby Rose, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
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Chelsea Bailey, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
With three-tenths of a second left in the third quarter in Los Angeles, Jokić took an inbound pass near his basket, swung at it in a half-volleyball, half-water polo motion and sent the ball hurtling 75 feet toward the other hoop.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Geminid meteors are caused by dust and debris left in the inner solar system, not by a comet — as is usually the case for meteor showers — but by an asteroid called 3200 Phaethon, which hurtles through the solar system every 18 months.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The adjustable launch stand allows kids to play while experimenting with trajectory and force, sending a NASA spacecraft soaring straight up into the sky or hurtling across your living room.
—Toby Rose, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
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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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In 2015, Rhymes was arrested in 2015 on an assault charge after throwing a protein drink at a gym employee.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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An accompanying video also claimed that the new planet would be throwing all sorts of asteroids and comets at Earth, which would supposedly end up pummeling our planet.—
Ailsa Harvey,
Space.com,
17 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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Notre Dame gained 116 yards rushing in its 27-24 victory against Penn State, with Leonard accounting for 35 yards.—
Curt Rallo,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
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Its job is to create a barrier against the wind, reduce heat loss, and protect you from rain, snow, or whatever else the environment hurls at you.—
Angela Haupt,
TIME,
14 Jan. 2025
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As an Irish reporter who happened to be on her flight hurled questions at her, the mayor of the nation’s second-largest metropolis stood silent and seemingly paralyzed.—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
13 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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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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One of several civil lawsuits filed in New York claiming that two brothers considered titans in the luxury real estate industry raped a woman as a third brother watched, was tossed by a federal judge Wednesday.—
Charles Rabin,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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Seeing a player with the chops of Hideki Matsuyama, the 2021 Masters champion with 11 Tour wins, ranked No. 4 in the world, tossed about like a rag doll on the North Course.—
Bryce Miller,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
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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People might start flinging zeros at him now in the anticipation of working with the next Christopher Nolan.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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And there are a lot of discounts here that were not found in the festive sale Meta flung out at the end of 2024 too.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Hurtle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurtle. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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