1
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 dismal showing left payroll additions averaging a measly 35,000 from May through July and led some economists to worry the nation could be hurtling toward a recession.
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Paul Davidson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
In recent years, astronomers analyzing data from the European Space Agency's Gaia spacecraft identified a handful of white dwarfs hurtling through the Milky Way at breakneck speeds of up to 1,240 miles per second (2,000 kilometers per second).
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Receiving a cut of every Cadillac sold in California, Tommy lived a playboy life, speeding cars, dating starlets, and competing in drag races along the dry desert lake beds of the Mojave Desert, hurtling across the sand in goggles at over 100 miles per hour.
—Stayton Bonner, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2025
One wrong step sent Luhn hurtling down the side of the mountain.
—Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
McKay’s credits include Netflix’s Don’t Look Up, a disaster movie about a planet-killing comet hurtling toward Earth that stands in as a metaphor for the climate crisis; Vice, which nabbed eight Academy Award nominations and The Big Short, which netted the Hollywood veteran an Oscar.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
Perhaps right-hander Trent Harris, a 26-year-old who was hurtling toward the big leagues before hitting a rough patch at Triple-A Sacramento, will reemerge as the next Ryan Walker type.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
While emergency responders were on the scene, evacuating construction workers due to the gas leak, there was an explosion hurtling debris hundreds of feet in the air, video shows.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
The people hurtling toward it aren’t falling.
—Matt K. Lewis, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
Paul Davidson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
In recent years, astronomers analyzing data from the European Space Agency's Gaia spacecraft identified a handful of white dwarfs hurtling through the Milky Way at breakneck speeds of up to 1,240 miles per second (2,000 kilometers per second).
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Receiving a cut of every Cadillac sold in California, Tommy lived a playboy life, speeding cars, dating starlets, and competing in drag races along the dry desert lake beds of the Mojave Desert, hurtling across the sand in goggles at over 100 miles per hour.
—Stayton Bonner, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2025
One wrong step sent Luhn hurtling down the side of the mountain.
—Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
McKay’s credits include Netflix’s Don’t Look Up, a disaster movie about a planet-killing comet hurtling toward Earth that stands in as a metaphor for the climate crisis; Vice, which nabbed eight Academy Award nominations and The Big Short, which netted the Hollywood veteran an Oscar.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
Perhaps right-hander Trent Harris, a 26-year-old who was hurtling toward the big leagues before hitting a rough patch at Triple-A Sacramento, will reemerge as the next Ryan Walker type.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
While emergency responders were on the scene, evacuating construction workers due to the gas leak, there was an explosion hurtling debris hundreds of feet in the air, video shows.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
The people hurtling toward it aren’t falling.
—Matt K. Lewis, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurtling
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With multiple Commanders defenders in pursuit, Burrow didn’t try to go out of bounds or slide, but rather turned around and tried scurrying away from them to keep the play alive.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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There was a blow-up doll that people were throwing around in the audience.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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If Jennings can’t play, Jones will be throwing to a receiver group that caught a grand total of four passes in Week 1, with all of them being Ricky Pearsall’s.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Brown has a history of citations and arrests in North Carolina dating back to 2011, according to court records, from minor infractions like speeding to more serious crimes such as communicating threats, breaking and entering, assault, and felony larceny.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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The film, which premiered at Toronto International Film Festival, opens with a truck speeding off after having deposited the body of a teenage girl dressed in a school uniform on an isolated desert peak.—
Beandrea July,
IndieWire,
8 Sep. 2025
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Some protesters forced their way into the parliament complex by breaking through a barricade, a local official said, setting fire to an ambulance, hurling objects at riot police, and ferrying the injured to the hospital on motorcycles.—
Gopal Sharma,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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Born in what is now Zimbabwe, Bland spent hours as a child hurling stones at telegraph poles.—
James Wallace,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Before the new regulations, says Annie Inglis, Marine Biology Presenter with Quark, the expedition crew would be hurrying to get guests in Zodiacs to try to get closer to a bear sighting like this.—
Cassidy Randall,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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But the way Herbert flashed early in his career, tossing seven touchdown passes and only one interception in a 2021 season sweep of the defending AFC champion Chiefs, had come to feel like a tease.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Harrell’s improvement After a slow start against the Mountaineers in the Duke’s Mayo Classic, tossing an interception and completing just 54% of his passes, Harrell showed slight improvements against the Tar Heels’ defense.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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The side brush on this model can also lift itself out of the way to avoid spreading stains and flinging large particles.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
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Video and photos from Phoenix show street signs trembling from the wind as the storm swept through the city and its surrounding areas, picking up debris and flinging it around.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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Plus-size segment remains underserved by apparel market Mallorie Dunn, a professor of fashion design at the Fashion Institute of Technology and owner of SmartGlamour, a clothing line that offers the smallest and largest sizes, worries about the apparel retail market rushing to conclusions.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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Why are fans rushing to see this movie?—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Hurtling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurtling. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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