like (greased) lightning
idiom
informal
: very quickly
The news traveled across the country like lightning.
moving like greased lightning
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Sprites are what scientists refer to as transient luminous events (TLEs) that happen above the clouds during periods of intense electrical activity, like lightning.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 July 2025
The question hit the mother of three like lightning.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 29 June 2025
Sly's were sudden, jarring, like lightning cracking through cloud cover.
—Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 15 June 2025
It was coined in the mid-19th century by German chemist Christian Friedrich Schönbein, who noticed the distinctive sharp smell produced by electrical discharges (like lightning).
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 July 2025
The question hit the mother of three like lightning.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 29 June 2025
Sly's were sudden, jarring, like lightning cracking through cloud cover.
—Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 15 June 2025
It was coined in the mid-19th century by German chemist Christian Friedrich Schönbein, who noticed the distinctive sharp smell produced by electrical discharges (like lightning).
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for like (greased) lightning
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“Like (greased) lightning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like%20%28greased%29%20lightning. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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