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or barrelled
as in sped
to proceed or move quickly
faced with a firm deadline, we barreled through the project at a furious pace
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Recent Examples of barreled
From the moment Jokic became an All-Star with his propensity for triple doubles, from the first time MacKinnon barreled down the ice like his skates were attached to a V-8, winning a championship seemed like a given.
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 June 2026
Heavy rain and thunderstorms barreled across South Florida on Thursday morning, leading to flooding in parts of Miami-Dade.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Videos circulating online captured the moment the freight train barreled into a public bus at a crowded railway crossing near an airport station in Bangkok on Saturday.
—Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
Gavin Hinkley and his fiancée were running errands in September for their wedding, which was weeks away, when a Riverside County sheriff’s patrol vehicle barreled toward them at 100 mph, running through a red light and colliding with the driver’s side of their car.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
As the grid barrelled down toward Turn 1, Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen and Antonelli nearly went three-wide, and the Mercedes driver went off the track to avoid contact.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 3 May 2026
Folan was on his way to his next meeting when a 200-pound tire from a semi truck barreled into the driver’s side of his car’s windshield at an impact speed of over 100 mph.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
Severe thunderstorms barreled through the Kansas City area early Monday, unleashing frequent lightning and booming thunder, dumping torrential rain and triggering a tornado warning.
—Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
The most latest release arrived last year, a 12-year-old rye bottled at 117 proof that was distilled and barreled in the spring of 2013 and aged in four different warehouses on Beam’s Clermont, KY campus.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2026
Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 June 2026
Heavy rain and thunderstorms barreled across South Florida on Thursday morning, leading to flooding in parts of Miami-Dade.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Videos circulating online captured the moment the freight train barreled into a public bus at a crowded railway crossing near an airport station in Bangkok on Saturday.
—Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
Gavin Hinkley and his fiancée were running errands in September for their wedding, which was weeks away, when a Riverside County sheriff’s patrol vehicle barreled toward them at 100 mph, running through a red light and colliding with the driver’s side of their car.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
As the grid barrelled down toward Turn 1, Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen and Antonelli nearly went three-wide, and the Mercedes driver went off the track to avoid contact.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 3 May 2026
Folan was on his way to his next meeting when a 200-pound tire from a semi truck barreled into the driver’s side of his car’s windshield at an impact speed of over 100 mph.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
Severe thunderstorms barreled through the Kansas City area early Monday, unleashing frequent lightning and booming thunder, dumping torrential rain and triggering a tornado warning.
—Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
The most latest release arrived last year, a 12-year-old rye bottled at 117 proof that was distilled and barreled in the spring of 2013 and aged in four different warehouses on Beam’s Clermont, KY campus.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barreled
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These were signs the women could easily read as the air cooled and their hearts sped.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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In the months that followed, investigators determined that Mackenzie, who was 17 years old at the time of the incident, intentionally sped up the car.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
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These two great rivals never raced each other again.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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After exchanging blows, the youngster raced on to a Djokovic drop shot before exquisitely returning with a faint backhand of his own, leaving his opponent with his hands on his knees in disbelief.—
Thomas Schlachter,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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Gardner, the activist, hurried over, tapped Nereyda on the shoulder and pointed toward the pit.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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The baseball team beat Calvin Christian 7-1, then hurried across the plaza at SDSU — about 50 yards — to cheer the girls on.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2026
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Paige was rushed to the hospital where she was declared dead.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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During a June 25, 2024, international soccer match, referee Humberto Panjoj collapsed on the field due to heat illness and had to be rushed to the hospital.—
Rebecca Hersher,
NPR,
4 June 2026
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Wittorp scurried over to a curtained side entrance.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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After Malik closed out the fundraiser with a stump speech calling for taxing the rich, Johnson drove off in a black Porsche Cayenne, and a plump rat scurried by the venue’s entrance.—
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
6 May 2026
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Second baseman Alex Freeland grabbed it and dove to beat Castro to first base for the out, but Rumfield trotted home on the play.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
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The traveling show has globe-trotted annually, most recently to New York and the likes of Hangzhou, China; Manchester, England, and Dakar, Senegal.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
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Beachfront guesthouses for friends and family are now part of the resort’s main room blocks, all named after cities around the globe where the owner and his wife had traveled.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Curry has traveled to China seven times with the most recent tour to Chongqing last August, and each visit has drawn massive, frenzied crowds.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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Norris zipped past the Mercedes duo for the lead at the start but couldn’t hold on long.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
24 May 2026
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The Mayor, after arriving with his chief of staff and first deputy mayor, zipped off a pair of ankle boots and joined the men on the floor.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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“Barreled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barreled. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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