as in flitted
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 darted
This time at the snap, Harvey darted all the way across the formation to the right.
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
This time, the sophomore broke free off a quarterback keeper, then darted up the sideline for a 39-yard touchdown rush to put his team back in the lead.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Grass moths that darted sideways through the air.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Leavitt took the snap and darted right, headed for the first-down marker on the sideline.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
The crowd and players erupted in laughter as the dog darted away, tail wagging and completely unfazed by the commotion.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
When a small girl darted out into the road, Lala steered sharply to miss the child, and flipped her Jeep several times in the process.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 13 Oct. 2025
Running back Spencer Martin darted up the middle for a 22-yard score to open the scoring for the Chargers.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2025
On another stretch of forest floor, a tiny mabuya skink darted after the red beam of Ratsimanadino laser pointer.
—Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025
Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
This time, the sophomore broke free off a quarterback keeper, then darted up the sideline for a 39-yard touchdown rush to put his team back in the lead.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Grass moths that darted sideways through the air.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Leavitt took the snap and darted right, headed for the first-down marker on the sideline.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
The crowd and players erupted in laughter as the dog darted away, tail wagging and completely unfazed by the commotion.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
When a small girl darted out into the road, Lala steered sharply to miss the child, and flipped her Jeep several times in the process.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 13 Oct. 2025
Running back Spencer Martin darted up the middle for a 22-yard score to open the scoring for the Chargers.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2025
On another stretch of forest floor, a tiny mabuya skink darted after the red beam of Ratsimanadino laser pointer.
—Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for darted
Verb
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Sunlight flitted over the Pacific Ocean and into our bedroom.—
Joe Garcia,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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Bees and wasps flitted together on yellow flowers, and as the day wore on, gnats clumped in beams of sunshine to make a kind of haze.—
Blair Braverman,
Outside,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The president’s guests — which included top members of his administration, MAGA allies and big-time political donors — noshed on hors d’oeuvres and downed exotic cocktails while jazz music blared and burlesque dancers fluttered their fans.—
Garrett Haake,
NBC news,
3 Nov. 2025
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Union Jack bunting fluttered overhead.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Winner of season 12 (May 24, 2011) Hines Ward and Kym Johnson danced their way to the crown right before Ward's last season with the Pittsburgh Steelers.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
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An energized defense danced, joked and celebrated on the field.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Instead of slamming it home, Antetokounmpo soared over the defenders to make an improbable catch, landed and flicked an on-target pass to Rollins for a corner 3 before falling out of bounds to give Milwaukee a 14-point lead.—
Eric Nehm,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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After initially suspecting a bullet or debris flicked up by a truck, the police ruled out both.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Things also scurried in the branches above.—
Ryan Knighton,
AFAR Media,
31 Oct. 2025
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The pair then broke into two high-security display cases, snatched various pieces of crown jewels on display, and scurried back down the ladder and escaped.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Darted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/darted. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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