sped

verb

variants or speeded
Definition of spednext
past tense of speed
as in raced
to proceed or move quickly a bullet train speeding across the lush countryside

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sped
  1. drove
  2. zipped
  3. ripped
  4. ran
  5. jumped
Verb
  • Mayfield drove the Bucs from their own 29-yard line to the Cowboys 11 with just under a minute left, and Tampa Bay called a timeout.
    Rick Stroud, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • And my hunger drove me to take a bite of choripán here and a sándwich de miga there.
    Lola Méndez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of drove
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
Verb
  • Someone’s face gets ripped right off, and another person gets a fork plunged into their eyeball.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Cyclone Chido Reports of widespread damage are emerging from the French territory of Mayotte after a 100-year cyclone ripped through the region Saturday.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of ripped
Verb
  • Seattle’s offensive line allows a lot of pressure, the team doesn’t run the ball much (or very well) and the quarterback is often in pure passing situations without any misdirection or run threat.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This time, my dog took off and ran into the yard of a house bordering the park.
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of ran
Verb
  • The Cavaliers jumped out to 15 straight wins to begin the year and have kept up that pace even with four losses on the year.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Another recent big mover jumped 500% in six months.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of jumped
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