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
Penguins darted beneath us, marine iguanas grazed on algae, and sea lions twirled playfully in the water.
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David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
Smaller birds darted around, their small wings flapping rapidly.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2026
Pete Crow-Armstrong dashed from third base, tapped the plate and then darted to the fans behind home, jumping on the railing against the netting to celebrate the Chicago Cubs’ walk-off, extra-innings, 2-1 win over the New York Mets at Wrigley Field.
—Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Another scrub-jay came to join, then the pair darted into a scraggly bush.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
Booker threw to Jalen Green, who had darted to open space.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Suddenly, a hummingbird darted up into the insect swarm, rolling, diving and maneuvering in what was obviously an attempt to catch some of the very tiny bugs.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
Indianapolis — As their lives have darted and stretched in different directions, Tommy Lloyd, Mark Few and Dan Monson have tried to keep the Wednesday night of the Final Four sacrosanct, a standing date to reconnect.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
After their 24th loss in 34 home games, the Kings darted off to Salt Lake City for a date with the Utah Mammoth on Sunday.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
Smaller birds darted around, their small wings flapping rapidly.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2026
Pete Crow-Armstrong dashed from third base, tapped the plate and then darted to the fans behind home, jumping on the railing against the netting to celebrate the Chicago Cubs’ walk-off, extra-innings, 2-1 win over the New York Mets at Wrigley Field.
—Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Another scrub-jay came to join, then the pair darted into a scraggly bush.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
Booker threw to Jalen Green, who had darted to open space.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Suddenly, a hummingbird darted up into the insect swarm, rolling, diving and maneuvering in what was obviously an attempt to catch some of the very tiny bugs.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
Indianapolis — As their lives have darted and stretched in different directions, Tommy Lloyd, Mark Few and Dan Monson have tried to keep the Wednesday night of the Final Four sacrosanct, a standing date to reconnect.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
After their 24th loss in 34 home games, the Kings darted off to Salt Lake City for a date with the Utah Mammoth on Sunday.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for darted
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From there, the event planner extraordinaire flitted around to a few more spots, including MI-V1 at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, and Lux, in the old Liquid location.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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These words are fascinating to consider in relation to Soderbergh, who has flitted among genres and subjects with a facility that is easily mistaken for dilettantism, or even ventriloquism.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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At that moment, the sun began to shine brightly, the wind picked up and the curtain fluttered violently.—
Kamala Thiagarajan,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2026
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Stars forward Arttu Hyry had what appeared to be a wide-open look at a tying goal in the slot, but misfired as the puck fluttered over the net.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The in-game festivities encouraged the crowd to cheer for Minnesota as fans danced to the continuous background music.—
PJ Green
April 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
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In years past, heavyweights like Copenhagen’s AOC, Koks from the Faroe Islands, Reykjavík’s Dill, and Portugal’s Vistas Rui Silvestre have all danced through its doors.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
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Havertz turned and flicked it to Eze at the edge of the area, who curled home a spectacular finish.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Minutes into the execution, the team warden briefly flicked Hitchcock‘s face and yelled his name twice and shook his shoulders.—
Jeffrey Collins,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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When the news came that a horse had scratched, a great stir rose, and several of the groomsmen who were sitting in the stalls with their horse wards scurried to start their brisk brushing to get the pine shavings off and used their jute sacks to spit-shine the coats slick.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
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Flyers fans stomped on the animal and nearly destroyed it before security scurried the souvenir away from the rambunctious crowd.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Darted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/darted. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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