careered

past tense of career

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for careered
Verb
  • 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.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2026
  • 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.
    Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • The tradition of dragon boat races was born from the story that people raced out in boats to search for the poet and threw rice into the river so fish would not eat his body.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 June 2026
  • Across southeast Asia, governments have raced to facilitate deployment of electric vehicles and other fuel-efficiency measures.
    Justin Worland, Time, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • After a decade of grueling in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments, several miscarriages and successfully passing her 12-week milestone, Crane, who formerly worked as a mental health nurse, hurried to the hospital.
    Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
  • Ojeda’s said her boyfriend, Julio, hurried into the hall.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • About 100 yards to the right, a herd of caribou trotted past.
    Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
  • Majestic horses trotted past the grazing hogs.
    Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • Pip scurried over to take a seat on my foot.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • Lee, who had extended his hitting streak to 16 games the at-bat before, scurried back to first base.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • O'Hearn doubled twice, including one that drove in a pair in the seventh.
    CBS News, CBS News, 25 June 2026
  • Bev Hendry, 72, and his brother, Brian Hendry, 67, drove to Miami in a van after attending the two games in Boston along with friends Bob Greig, 70, Steve Docherty, 56, and John Erskine, 77.
    Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • City leaders and entrepreneurs have rushed to embrace the games, staging watch parties, block festivals and bar takeovers.
    Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
  • Law enforcement agencies across the world have rushed to integrate AI into their investigations, promising faster arrests and higher case closure rates.
    Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • A lot of people on this trip had either never traveled outside of the country before, never been on a plane before, never solo traveled before, didn't have these kinds of book communities in their friends and family back home.
    Dana Taylor, USA Today, 22 June 2026
  • The ball hadn’t even traveled past the infield by the time Cardinals starter Michael McGreevy hung his head in defeat.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2026

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“Careered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/careered. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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