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as in raced
to proceed or move quickly
the cat bolted for the food dish the minute he spied it
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as in retreated
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening
the rabbit bolted when it saw the fox approaching
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as in exclaimed
to utter with a sudden burst of strong feeling
bolted out the cuss word without thinking
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as in devoured
to swallow or eat greedily
the way you bolted those hot dogs, it's no wonder you're feeling a little queasy
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Recent Examples of bolted
New Atlas,
2 June 2026
Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Romanch Mahajan was fatally injured after the horse pulling his carriage bolted, collided with another carriage and toppled over on June 16.
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Aziza Shuler,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
May’s decision to scoot comes a week after the athletic director up the road bolted after barely a year on the job.
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Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
Romanch Mahajan, who was visiting New York City from India with his family, suffered fatal injuries when the horse became spooked and bolted off.
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Ronn Blitzer , Tessa Hoyos,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
The carriage ride started off pleasantly, but when the family requested that the driver stop to take their photo, the horse bolted, according to the outlets.
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Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
Thousands of heavy vehicles can make tiny cracks grow near welds, bolted connections or older steel details.
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Alex Krasnok,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
The machinery to look inside these models, in other words, is being bolted together state by state, right now.
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Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
The divers also found a piece of the three-feet-by-three-feet, green, day-glow placard that had been bolted to the navigational channel marker before being smashed and dislodged by Pino’s boat, Pomares testified.
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David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
Adjective
Unlike standard wheels, which rely solely on air pressure to push the tire against the rim, beadlocks use a bolted outer ring to physically sandwich the tire in place.
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New Atlas,
2 June 2026
Verb
Wilson scrambled back to his feet after diving headfirst into second, then bolted for third base.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Romanch Mahajan was fatally injured after the horse pulling his carriage bolted, collided with another carriage and toppled over on June 16.
—
Aziza Shuler,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
May’s decision to scoot comes a week after the athletic director up the road bolted after barely a year on the job.
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Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
Romanch Mahajan, who was visiting New York City from India with his family, suffered fatal injuries when the horse became spooked and bolted off.
—
Ronn Blitzer , Tessa Hoyos,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
The carriage ride started off pleasantly, but when the family requested that the driver stop to take their photo, the horse bolted, according to the outlets.
—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
Thousands of heavy vehicles can make tiny cracks grow near welds, bolted connections or older steel details.
—
Alex Krasnok,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
The machinery to look inside these models, in other words, is being bolted together state by state, right now.
—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
The divers also found a piece of the three-feet-by-three-feet, green, day-glow placard that had been bolted to the navigational channel marker before being smashed and dislodged by Pino’s boat, Pomares testified.
—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bolted
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Oil tankers and cargo vessels remain anchored off Oman on Sunday.
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The Golden Knights play a center-release system, where their defensemen don’t travel above the tops of circles, and both defensemen stay anchored close to their net, and their center does most of the work.
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Indiana forward Myisha Hines-Allen jumped into the scrum.
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Now, in an Emerson College poll that asked the same question, pessimism had jumped 26 points, to 41%, while optimism had ticked down to 42% − overall, a positive edge of a single point.
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His last three cutter-drones raced past the frightened spawn siblings to the wall.
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The drivers will compete in authentic IROC Pontiac Firebirds that raced in series competition from 1996 through 2006.
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Devers petulantly left the field, avoided handshakes and butt slaps in the dugout, and retreated to the clubhouse.
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While both benchmarks have retreated from the highs of the Iran crisis, crude remains much higher than pre-war levels.
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Lee, 31, exclaimed, and the pair, mere moments after meeting, snapped a selfie as Gonzalez, 28, presented his Korean bulgogi beef quesadilla to the camera with a grin.
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Navarro exclaimed, just before the show cut away to an ad.
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Conservative politicians and many in the media became fixated on both the name and the prospect of escaping detainees being devoured by Florida gators and snakes.
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His meal is nearly devoured in front of him.
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Unofficial results for two special elections held Tuesday show the Minnesota House will remain tied heading into the 2026 legislative session.
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Video shows how chase led to deadly crash Instead of stopping, the purple car accelerated and sped through a red light, according to video from Joel’s dashboard camera.
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The riders sped away after deputies attempted to contact them, reaching speeds of more than 40 mph while riding on a sidewalk, the release said.
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“Bolted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bolted. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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