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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
Binnington came well out of his crease before backtracking to the top of the blue paint as Nečas barreled in.
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Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Ramirez-Mesa barrelled through the intersection, sideswiping the 4Runner before crashing into the driver’s side of the Sonata, deputies say.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
As the storm barreled across the country, nonprofit organizations sprang into action.
—Cat Ward, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The plow driver helped pull her Jeep off the center of the tracks right before a train barreled through the area.
—Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Millions of Americans remain hunkered down after a deadly winter storm barreled across the country, killing at least nine people.
—Helen Graham, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
Rhamondre Stevenson barreled ahead again and again.
—Andrew Callahan, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
Ward, who doesn’t live in Fort Worth, stayed in the city as Winter Storm Uri barreled through the state, causing millions of Texans to lose power while battling below freezing temperatures for eight days, 23 hours and 23 minutes straight.
—Nichole Manna, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2026
And such celebrities as Marlon Brando, Charlton Heston and Lena Horne joined 250,000 people in the audience as King barreled to the climax of his most famous speech.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026
Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Ramirez-Mesa barrelled through the intersection, sideswiping the 4Runner before crashing into the driver’s side of the Sonata, deputies say.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
As the storm barreled across the country, nonprofit organizations sprang into action.
—Cat Ward, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The plow driver helped pull her Jeep off the center of the tracks right before a train barreled through the area.
—Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Millions of Americans remain hunkered down after a deadly winter storm barreled across the country, killing at least nine people.
—Helen Graham, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
Rhamondre Stevenson barreled ahead again and again.
—Andrew Callahan, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
Ward, who doesn’t live in Fort Worth, stayed in the city as Winter Storm Uri barreled through the state, causing millions of Texans to lose power while battling below freezing temperatures for eight days, 23 hours and 23 minutes straight.
—Nichole Manna, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2026
And such celebrities as Marlon Brando, Charlton Heston and Lena Horne joined 250,000 people in the audience as King barreled to the climax of his most famous speech.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barreled
Verb
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Charges said Steward sped through a red light and hit another vehicle, killing its two occupants, 53-year-old Esther Fulks and 57-year-old Rose Reece.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Then Cornell sped off in Trotsky’s car, and Hansen returned to Trotsky.—
Josh Ireland,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Furnell’s team raced on the track at the Cortina Sliding Centre during the International Bobsleigh Federation’s World Cup in November and finished seventh out of 31 teams.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2026
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Their lungs raced while their quads screamed.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The men disappeared inside and hurried up to the fifth floor.—
Steven Levingston,
Vanity Fair,
23 Feb. 2026
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Phenola Culbreath, a stewardess for Delta Air Lines, hurried through the concourse to catch her outgoing flight.—
Nedra Rhone,
AJC.com,
22 Feb. 2026
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Alfredo, 41, and Kelly Muñoz, 34, were arrested on suspicion of murder and torture in November after Tilly was rushed to the hospital with a severe brain injury.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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He was rushed into surgery to treat life-threatening burns over most of his body, the suit says.—
Patrick Danner,
San Antonio Express-News,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The clatter of rising shutters echoed through the empty streets, the occasional rambler scurried past, along the walls, bundled tightly in his coat, women walked by with milk bottles tucked in shawls wrapped around their chests.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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Tirado scurried to at least half a dozen bags before finding his and pulling out … pickle juice.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Mustafa said as the man trotted down the stairs, mumbling something—a prayer, a curse.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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After initially laying motionless on the field surrounded by medical staff, Toure eventually trotted off the field under his own power.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
20 Dec. 2025
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During its operational years, airborne radioactive releases traveled up through the stack.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Feb. 2026
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Desta eventually escaped, flew to Russia on a tourist visa, then travelled by car to Belarus.—
Elizabeth Flock,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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At the end of every school week, Smith picked up his kids and zipped them straight to a Dairy Queen the next town over.—
Andrew Callahan,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2026
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After Matheson’s shorthanded bid was turned away, Charlie McAvoy zipped the puck up to Pastrnak on the left side.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Barreled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barreled. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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