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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
Her new life went on like this for a while — a year, two years — until one night, Gomez was driving, leaned over to grab a pack of Life Savers that had rolled off the passenger seat, barreled off the road and over a ditch, and ended up with her car wedged between two trees.
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Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2026
The storm system that dropped snow by the foot in the Midwest, causing whiteout conditions in some areas, barreled toward the East Coast, dropping heavy rain, threatening high winds and prompting multiple tornado warnings.
—CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
When the car barreled in, there were 140 students inside in an early childhood learning center.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
The truck barrelled down a hallway and became wedged between the walls as gunfire erupted.
—Nouran Salahieh, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
Despite his own injuries, Rodriguez and a good Samaritan got an unconscious Williams back up onto the platform before a train barreled into the station.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
Police are investigating a dramatic crash Tuesday where an SUV drove onto the sidewalk and barrelled into a vendor in downtown Los Angeles’ flower district, injuring six people.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
In the newest Olympic sport, athletes raced uphill wearing either climbing skins over their skis or just their stiff boots, then barreled down an ungroomed course.
—Jiachuan Wu, NBC news, 23 Feb. 2026
Soon after McCain’s loss to Obama, the Tea Party movement barreled into American politics.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2026
The storm system that dropped snow by the foot in the Midwest, causing whiteout conditions in some areas, barreled toward the East Coast, dropping heavy rain, threatening high winds and prompting multiple tornado warnings.
—CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
When the car barreled in, there were 140 students inside in an early childhood learning center.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
The truck barrelled down a hallway and became wedged between the walls as gunfire erupted.
—Nouran Salahieh, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
Despite his own injuries, Rodriguez and a good Samaritan got an unconscious Williams back up onto the platform before a train barreled into the station.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
Police are investigating a dramatic crash Tuesday where an SUV drove onto the sidewalk and barrelled into a vendor in downtown Los Angeles’ flower district, injuring six people.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
In the newest Olympic sport, athletes raced uphill wearing either climbing skins over their skis or just their stiff boots, then barreled down an ungroomed course.
—Jiachuan Wu, NBC news, 23 Feb. 2026
Soon after McCain’s loss to Obama, the Tea Party movement barreled into American politics.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barreled
Verb
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Remedios, who was driving at 81 mph in a 40 mph zone, sped through a red light, according to his arrest report.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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Last week a 7-ton meteor sped across the Ohio sky in a fireball that could be seen from several states away.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Three off-duty lifeguards who were surfing nearby raced to help Eastman.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Adults would line up around the block for cupcakes that came out of vending machines; a company selling jumbo cupcakes with custard filling IPO’d at $13 a share, and people raced to buy a sheet of miniature tie-due cupcakes for $45.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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An agent pointed to the other end of the terminal, and the woman hurried off.—
Ruby Cramer,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2026
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The district was represented by general counsel Devora Navera Reed as well as by an outside counsel who hurried to the scene.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Child injured in shooting Police said a bullet struck the child in his right leg, and he was rushed to a nearby hospital.—
Adi Guajardo,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Medics rushed the child to Brookdale Hospital Medical Center in stable condition.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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With Game 3 of the World Series underway at Dodger Stadium last October, a few folks scurried across a pedestrian bridge with LED lights and blue glow sticks.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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When Clark’s tooth went flying late in the game, members of the UCLA staff scurried around to try and find it.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Chelly the German Shepherd trotted into the clearing and stood at attention, ears alert and straining on her leash.—
Liz Teitz,
San Antonio Express-News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Harper slowly trotted around the bases and took time at third to salute coach Dino Ebel.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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One of those bullets traveled into Minugh's home.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Flanagan traveled to postwar Japan to help develop a child welfare program.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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For Nora Aunor night, the dress was zipped only halfway up my mother’s back.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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Bagail’s packing cube set comes with four different-sized bags that, when zipped, condense everything down to a more compact size.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Barreled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barreled. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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