as in insults
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 dances
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 darts
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
24 June 2026
After briefly losing his pro status in 2024, van Dongen returned to Q-School and regained his pro card, despite battling hand issues that prevented him from being able to grip his darts.
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Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
The second round should be more of the same, so get ready for some blind-darts stuff in the last 15 picks especially.
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John Hollinger,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Under the proposal, businesses would pay an annual tax of $1,000 on skill games, $100 for machines such as claw machines, and $10 for simple games like darts and shuffleboard.
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Chris Hoffman,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Wyndham Clark, in particular, was throwing darts all day.
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Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Featuring knee darts, seemingly simple jeans have cool details that instantly elevate them and your overall outfit.
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Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
19 June 2026
Luke Littler, the 19-year-old darts player from England, has shaken the foundation of his sport, shattering records and exploding to global fame.
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Time,
9 June 2026
After debuting at Coachella as an off-grounds festival experience and content playground replete with a claw machine, balloon darts, mini burgers and colorful popsicles in promotion of the brand’s Spotwear pimple patches, Rhode World will travel throughout North America and Europe this summer.
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Hikmat Mohammed,
Vogue,
1 June 2026
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Club Kid runs right up to and then darts around so many potential cliches in a way that’s really satisfying.
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Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
26 May 2026
The striker is initially in a central area but then darts to the right side.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Chef Clark Bowen keeps things interesting by incorporating Middle-Eastern influences into an ever-changing menu that darts around the globe and offers intriguing combinations.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Apr. 2026
The Easter eggs of art history are plentiful, telling a story that dips and darts in many thrilling directions.
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David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
11 Jan. 2026
On the South Alabama 29-yard line, Jackson darts out of the pocket and hits Dawn for 18 yards.
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Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
29 Nov. 2025
In a surveillance video released by authorities, Robinson allegedly darts across the roof after firing the single shot, jimmies down to a ledge and jumps to the grass below.
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Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
Make the 35-minute drive out to Natick to visit Bosse, a state-of-the-art indoor facility with 21 pickleball courts, a golf simulator and darts lounge.
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Kim Foley MacKinnon,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
One of the victims was shot multiple times with blow darts and had to undergo surgery, according to police.
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Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
24 June 2026
After briefly losing his pro status in 2024, van Dongen returned to Q-School and regained his pro card, despite battling hand issues that prevented him from being able to grip his darts.
—
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
The second round should be more of the same, so get ready for some blind-darts stuff in the last 15 picks especially.
—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Under the proposal, businesses would pay an annual tax of $1,000 on skill games, $100 for machines such as claw machines, and $10 for simple games like darts and shuffleboard.
—
Chris Hoffman,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Wyndham Clark, in particular, was throwing darts all day.
—
Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Featuring knee darts, seemingly simple jeans have cool details that instantly elevate them and your overall outfit.
—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
19 June 2026
Luke Littler, the 19-year-old darts player from England, has shaken the foundation of his sport, shattering records and exploding to global fame.
—
Time,
9 June 2026
After debuting at Coachella as an off-grounds festival experience and content playground replete with a claw machine, balloon darts, mini burgers and colorful popsicles in promotion of the brand’s Spotwear pimple patches, Rhode World will travel throughout North America and Europe this summer.
—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Vogue,
1 June 2026
Verb
This type dispenses altogether with nest-building and partnering and simply darts around squirting.
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Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Club Kid runs right up to and then darts around so many potential cliches in a way that’s really satisfying.
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Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
26 May 2026
The striker is initially in a central area but then darts to the right side.
—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Chef Clark Bowen keeps things interesting by incorporating Middle-Eastern influences into an ever-changing menu that darts around the globe and offers intriguing combinations.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Apr. 2026
The Easter eggs of art history are plentiful, telling a story that dips and darts in many thrilling directions.
—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
11 Jan. 2026
On the South Alabama 29-yard line, Jackson darts out of the pocket and hits Dawn for 18 yards.
—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
29 Nov. 2025
In a surveillance video released by authorities, Robinson allegedly darts across the roof after firing the single shot, jimmies down to a ledge and jumps to the grass below.
—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
Make the 35-minute drive out to Natick to visit Bosse, a state-of-the-art indoor facility with 21 pickleball courts, a golf simulator and darts lounge.
—
Kim Foley MacKinnon,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for darts
Noun
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In recent weeks, Avila Chevalier has been under a microscope for her past tweets, including posts calling for defunding the police and abolishing the border, alongside harsh insults of big-name Democrats such as former Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Michael Lind, the writer and New America co-founder, argues in Commonplace, the magazine of Oren Cass’s American Compass, that a decent wage and a safety net should be enough, and that handing workers a stake in capital insults the dignity of their labor.
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Listen to the supple bass line, which dances throughout the song as its own character.
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This stubbornly optimistic place, where family after family scrapes and claws and laughs and dances their way to a better tomorrow.
Noun
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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.
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As Photay, Shornstein—a master synthesist and producer—flits between atmospheric house, dubby breakbeat workouts, and chirping electro funk, building his songs’ arrangements into strange, angular shapes.
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Upstairs, a disco deep cut plays while Byrd flits about greeting everyone.
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The candidates in the crowded field have traded barbs about Bores’ supposed ties to Big Tech and outside groups have poured millions into the race both supporting and opposing his proposals to regulate artificial intelligence.
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Young, who was traded to the Washington Wizards in January, is no stranger to trading barbs on social media with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Verb
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Iran’s flag before the 1979 revolution — green, white and red with a lion and a rising sun — flutters from many overhangs.
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Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel (center) flutters a Venezuelan and Cuban national flags in support of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in Havana.
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She is laid out on a gurney, breathing in and out as the nurse flicks the needle, shooting oxytocin, prostaglandins into her blood-stream.
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A little jump follows and the heel of your front foot flicks the ball into the air.
Verb
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Not to mention, your toiletry bag ends up far less chaotic and actually zips without a fight.
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But the few times they’re forced to play their hurt feelings sincerely are as forced as the moment when Grace zips her gory wedding gown back on before it’s even been washed.
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“Darts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/darts. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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