as in insult
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings
the darts flew fast and furiously when the two former friends bumped into each other at the party
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as in to flit
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
the housefly darted about the room until it found an open window and flew out
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Recent Examples of dart
Alice Burton, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Those who want to try a little of everything might opt for a $10 unlimited game pass to unlock access to premium games like billiards, darts, bumper pool, ping pong and more.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026
Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2026
Instead, a small monkey darted between rocks, trailing older members of the troop.
—Joshua Mellin, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Tristan learns there’s a darts competition at The Drovers, and the prize is a turkey.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Those who want to try a little of everything might opt for a $10 unlimited game pass to unlock access to premium games like billiards, darts, bumper pool, ping pong and more.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
Quite quickly after the judges picked a winner in the Quickfire Challenge, crews darted in to clean up the makeshift kitchen stacked with Bosch appliances and aluminum tables serving as workspaces.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2026
Instead, a small monkey darted between rocks, trailing older members of the troop.
—Joshua Mellin, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dart
Noun
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Several leaned out of their windows to shout insults or raise middle fingers.—
Jodi Bondi Norgaard,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Left-wing social media users launched a volley of insults at 23-year-old Brooke Slusser in recent days.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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For families Families were flitting around the lobby, pool terrace, and elevators throughout my stay, so rest assured that this is a great spot to bring the kids—not to mention that the attached shopping mall and exceptionally safe surrounding neighborhood are reassuring for any parent.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Mar. 2026
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That album came after two star-making mixtapes Beat Tape 1 (2014) and Beat Tape 2 (2015) that marked him out as one of British music’s bright young things, a guitarist and songwriter who could flit between jazz, pop, hip-hop and disco and could pull a feature or two (more on those later).—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Harrison Ford was honored with the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award, a prize presented with warm sarcasm by Woody Harrelson.—
Jake Coyle,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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First seen at a night-club table of menacing lowlifes, Ida, whose mother tongue is Brooklynese, suddenly switches to a heavy British accent and dispenses a torrent of highly literary sarcasms.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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And there, for the fifth time, was Azzi Fudd as the colorful scraps of paper, shot from big cannons, fluttered down all around her.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
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October marks the start of butterfly season, with vibrant swarms fluttering well into the green season.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There are campaign posters, a jingle blaring over loudspeakers, television cameras, lots of handshakes and selfies, and, of course, a stump speech full of pledges as well as barbs for the rival candidate.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Some of my fish-advocate friends will cut the hooks off their flies—not just the barb, but the whole damn hook—to eliminate the risk of harming an endangered fish by catching it.—
Kim Cross,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Drink green beer, Jell-O shots and Shamrock Splash cocktails at participating restaurants and bars and dance along to mixes from a rotating list of DJs.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Mar. 2026
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But for people like de la Vega, who danced with Sacramento Ballet as a child and later professionally, Cunningham wasn’t just a creative visionary.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Samson Fellows shuffled in his slippers to a small space heater and flicked it on.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
11 Mar. 2026
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Andrew Mangiapane scored his first goal as a Blackhawk since being acquired in a trade from Edmonton last week, and Andre Burakovsky lifted the puck on his stick lacrosse style and flicked it into the net to tie the game at 2-2 late in the second period.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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One diner, who works in the hospitality industry and is flying across the country to attend the pop-up and visit friends, is keeping his seat.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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In another set of images by photographer Ian Recchio, who goes by @Lookunderocks on Instagram, another aircraft, described as a business-jet-type platform, was seen flying below the refueling formation.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Dart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dart. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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