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as in scurrying
to proceed or move quickly
the probe hurtled through space to its destination: Jupiter
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as in throwing
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 hurtling
The clock and watcher are hurtling through space in different motions.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024
The celestial display of greenish and reddish hues would come courtesy of a coronal mass ejection hurtling toward Earth, which prompted NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center to issue a geomagnetic storm watch for Thursday and Friday.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
That accelerating birth rates, especially in the developing world, were outstripping the Earth’s resources and hurtling the planet toward widespread famine.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2024
Yet the Keystone State is hurtling toward a major electricity scarcity crisis, thanks to the policies of Governor Josh Shapiro, the Biden-Harris administration, and their fellow Democrats, such as Senator Bob Casey.
—Mario Loyola, National Review, 13 Oct. 2024
Another powerful solar eruption is hurtling across the cosmos toward Earth, bearing with it the potential to create striking auroras in the night sky around the planet.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
Who’s happy about an organization such as Callisto hurtling toward closing its doors for the equivalent of a half-hour’s worth of Meta’s profits?
—Jens Ludwig, Chicago Tribune, 7 Oct. 2024
Winds can send trees lurching into living rooms and debris hurtling through the air.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
Now a margin-of-error race is hurtling into its final five weeks.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024
The celestial display of greenish and reddish hues would come courtesy of a coronal mass ejection hurtling toward Earth, which prompted NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center to issue a geomagnetic storm watch for Thursday and Friday.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
That accelerating birth rates, especially in the developing world, were outstripping the Earth’s resources and hurtling the planet toward widespread famine.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2024
Yet the Keystone State is hurtling toward a major electricity scarcity crisis, thanks to the policies of Governor Josh Shapiro, the Biden-Harris administration, and their fellow Democrats, such as Senator Bob Casey.
—Mario Loyola, National Review, 13 Oct. 2024
Another powerful solar eruption is hurtling across the cosmos toward Earth, bearing with it the potential to create striking auroras in the night sky around the planet.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
Who’s happy about an organization such as Callisto hurtling toward closing its doors for the equivalent of a half-hour’s worth of Meta’s profits?
—Jens Ludwig, Chicago Tribune, 7 Oct. 2024
Winds can send trees lurching into living rooms and debris hurtling through the air.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
Now a margin-of-error race is hurtling into its final five weeks.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurtling
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The sound of the vast rotors rippled through the air tossing up the lagoon’s waters in a misty haze.Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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Schools have profited regularly from people losing, tossing or otherwise just spacing on their winning lottery tickets.Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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Uber driver Derek Gooderham was zipping along on Interstate 83 when a wave of wood planks tumbled from the lumber truck, sliding down a hill and sweeping his car off the road.Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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Get a preview in the video below, starring Tony Hawk and other skateboarders zipping around a half-pipe soundtracked by Kraftwerk music.Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 5 Dec. 2024
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Forbes convenes and curates the most influential leaders and entrepreneurs who are driving change, transforming business and making a significant impact on the world.Forbes Press Releases, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Many of the early engineers involved in the DARPA challenges would go on to work for Google’s self driving car project starting in 2009.Gustavo Castillo, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Digitalization in the scrap business isn’t about jumping into all the latest tools.Evan J. Schwartz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Flames were reported on both sides of Pacific Coast Highway, with the fire jumping the road in at least two locations — the area around Malibu Pier and around Malibu Road and Webb Way, just next to Malibu Colony Plaza, where a Ralphs supermarket is located, according to the city.Pat Saperstein, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
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Compiled annually by a group led by Franklin Leonard, a recipient of a Gotham tribute award this year, Variety waits with childlike anticipation each year to see which scripts film executives have really been buzzing over — but haven’t had the budget or the chutzpah to put into production just yet.Matt Donnelly, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
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Andrews’ three-pointer banked into the basket with four-tenths of a second left, leaving a crowd that had been buzzing moments earlier in stunned disbelief.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Army led the nation in rushing averaging 309 yards per game with a hybrid triple-option attack running the ball 55 times per game.Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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But to have the engine running well, having Wall Street analyst sponsorship is worth a few cylinders.Cody Slach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Hurtling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurtling. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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