as in to race
to proceed or move quickly
the postman cracked on in an effort to get the mail delivered on time
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The Clippers raced to a 14-5 lead, but the Knicks answered with eight straight points and the game was close for the first three quarters.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026 -
In Altadena, employees with the small local water utilities raced across town protecting and fixing the water systems firefighters relied on.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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When officers decided to pull him over and arrest him, Larkin sped off on East 83rd Avenue.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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How has that changed as the production schedule has sped up and the content has also matured?—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2026
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Both papers hurried to make the most of this dramatic event, no matter how little reporters actually knew about the identity of the gunman or his motives for shooting four people.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Fraser hurried back to Kew Gardens with the boy, Jacob, who has autism and epilepsy, and is unable to speak.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2026
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First responders in Atlanta rushed to an airport runway Tuesday after an aircraft experienced a harrowing landing failure, with all eight of its landing tires bursting the moment the plane touched down, according to Fox 5 Atlanta.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Lopez rushed her back to the emergency room, where an MRI revealed a diagnosis of transverse myelitis, a rare inflammatory disorder affecting the spinal cord.—
Leondra Head,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Although many in the crowd were his constituents, some people traveled hours to show their support.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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In many international markets, direct-to-consumer pricing does not travel well.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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This is like ignoring weather conditions when flying an airplane.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Narcotraffickers have recruited a number of couriers to fly to Miami and other cities to set up phony businesses with corporate bank accounts, authorities say.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
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Apollo is still trotting on the spot.—
James Vincent,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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Zosia and Carol’s globe-trotting romance took a dark turn in Big Sky, Montana, when Carol learned that Zosia and the rest of the Joined were nearing completion on another method to turn her into one of them.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Dec. 2025
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Violent confrontations targeting Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minnesota are being driven by outside actors exploiting chaos, not organic protest, according to a protest insider warning that the situation is rapidly spiraling.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The driver then drove into the city of Wheat Ridge and allegedly crashed into a Honda Pilot near Pierce Street and West 32nd Avenue several minutes later before continuing on.—
Austen Erblat,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Crack (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crack%20%28on%29. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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