hurtled

verb

Definition of hurtlednext
past tense of hurtle
1
as in sped
to proceed or move quickly the probe hurtled through space to its destination: Jupiter

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2
as in threw
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 Synonyms for hurtled
  1. hurled
  2. tossed
  3. flung
  4. drove
  5. jumped
  6. zipped
Verb
  • Queen scored 17 points and, with Orlando clinging to a one-point lead with 12 seconds remaining, hurled a pass to da Silva in the left corner.
    Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • At another nearby grove, settlers hurled stones, injuring one of the Palestinian pickers.
    Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of hurled
Verb
  • Steam's recommendation algorithm noticed, and tossed 2021's Fights in Tight Spaces at me.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Under that plan, those who live in Milwaukee get a 3% bump — a program that was put in place after the state Supreme Court tossed the city's residency requirement for city workers.
    Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of tossed
Verb
  • They were presumed dead, flung along with countless others into the mass graves dug across the country.
    Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The mind reels at the musical darts that the late Phil Ochs could have flung in the direction of the person who’s about to re-enter the White House.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of flung
Verb
  • Those lane changes and other turns all felt slightly weird not because of how the car drove but because of the absence of clicking-turn-signal sounds inside it.
    Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The Chiefs lost the coin toss to start overtime and New England drove for the winning touchdown.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of drove
Verb
  • Harry and Meghan's house has jumped about 110 percent in value in the same time frame.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • All my heart goes out to my beautiful, brave nephew and the angels (my neighbors) who jumped to my aid and endured the chaos for 45 long minutes on the icy asphalt New Years morning.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of jumped
Verb
  • Tippett aggressively zipped over to Sillinger and laid him out, upending the young center before making his way to the bench for a line change.
    Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
  • And the quarter-zip top can be zipped all the way up to protect your neck from the elements.
    Nicol Natale, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of zipped
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