CAREERED Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

careered

verb

past tense of career

as in sped

to proceed or move quickly she careered off to the class she'd almost forgotten

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Recent Examples of careered As the fugitive car careered along the narrow road, the passenger started heaving out hindquarters of venison. — Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026

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Last year, the Department of Energy sped up reactor permitting.

— Hanna Merzbach, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026
According to a crash log, the crash happened as a black and green Ford Mustang sped north on I-435.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of sped

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First responders then raced to get to the crash scene and used ropes to descend down the cliff, but there were no survivors.

— Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
The two-time Olympic champion from Norway hadn’t raced since having surgery early this year to clean up scar tissue on the protective sheath around his left Achilles tendon.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of raced

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By then, firefighters had begun to arrive as flames spread across the dry grasslands and the family hurried to evacuate.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Kids in oversize orange fishing aprons hurried to the window where the bird stood at attention.

— Natalie B. Compton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of hurried

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Vaquer took out Rodriguez and Perez in the process before the trio scurried away.

— Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
While on camera in Los Angeles' Sherman Oaks neighborhood during a live broadcast, a cockroach scurried across Menitoff's blouse and chest before flying away.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 31 July 2026

Definition of scurried

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Medics rushed the worker to Bellevue Hospital, where he’s expected to survive.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
As health officials pointed to a Mexican processing plant run by Taylor Farms as the source of a parasite sickening Americans, the giant produce company rushed to defend itself.

— Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of rushed

Verb

Aboard our sailing, 102 of the 168 guests had traveled with Windstar before.

— Heather Greenwood Davis, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
But seeing how the Count traveled the same journey from the Borgo Pass to Exeter by sea sharpens the contrast between these characters, and hints at the undead man’s indomitability.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026

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