as in hurried
to proceed or move quickly
the postman cracked on in an effort to get the mail delivered on time
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Strong trading revenues drove the beat, and shares rose 2% in early trading.—
Catherine Baab,
Quartz,
14 Apr. 2025 -
The driver eventually drove north to Rainbow.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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Tippett aggressively zipped over to Sillinger and laid him out, upending the young center before making his way to the bench for a line change.—
Kevin Kurz,
The Athletic,
22 Dec. 2024
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And the quarter-zip top can be zipped all the way up to protect your neck from the elements.—
Nicol Natale,
People.com,
20 Dec. 2024
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Boise State came out of halftime down 32-22 and jumped into a quick 5-0 run.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
16 Mar. 2025
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Fox immediately jumped back in on the top power-play unit.—
Peter Baugh,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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Smith succeeds former Maryland athletic director Damon Evans, who departed for SMU in March after a simmering conflict with former head men’s basketball coach Kevin Willard came to a head during the Terrapins’ NCAA Tournament run last season.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
15 July 2025
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After moving to London to live with his youngest son, Singh joined a community of runners and ran his first marathon in 2000.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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“Cracked (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cracked%20%28on%29. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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