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as in trotted
to go at a pace faster than a walk
one sprinter dashed to the finish line in record-breaking time
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as in hurried
to proceed or move quickly
we dashed about in a panic, trying to get everything organized before the guests were scheduled to arrive
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as in threw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
she dashed water in his face in an attempt to wake him up
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as in splattered
to wet or soil by striking with something liquid or mushy
our clothes were dashed with the mud of passing cars
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as in depressed
to make sad
she's always dashed by the failure of her matchmaking efforts
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Recent Examples of dashed
So his sort of Hollywood hopes are, in that moment, dashed.
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Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
Any hopes that 2026 would provide stabilization, either economically or geopolitically, were dashed with US attack on Venezuela to abduct President Nicolás Maduro on January 3 and, eight weeks later, the launching of the current war with Iran.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Those playoff hopes were dashed late Monday, though, as the Los Angeles Kings beat the Seattle Kraken 5-3 to clinch their own postseason berth.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
But the probe turned up little of any consequence, and any hope of launching a wrongful death suit against Kennedy or anyone else over their treatment of Mary was dashed.
—Liz McNeil, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
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Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
Any hopes that 2026 would provide stabilization, either economically or geopolitically, were dashed with US attack on Venezuela to abduct President Nicolás Maduro on January 3 and, eight weeks later, the launching of the current war with Iran.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Those playoff hopes were dashed late Monday, though, as the Los Angeles Kings beat the Seattle Kraken 5-3 to clinch their own postseason berth.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
But the probe turned up little of any consequence, and any hope of launching a wrongful death suit against Kennedy or anyone else over their treatment of Mary was dashed.
—Liz McNeil, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dashed
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When Smith’s throw in the dirt squirted away from shortstop Miguel Rojas, the winning run trotted in from third base.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
8 Apr. 2026
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The gray wolf howled, trotted back and forth, and gradually worked closer and closer to the nervous but fascinated caribou.—
Frank Glaser,
Outdoor Life,
1 Apr. 2026
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Some of us hurried to the NASA website to learn more about this frontierswoman, with the extravagant hair and the biceps of a steelworker, a photo of which also went viral.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2026
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The waterfall itself was surprisingly large and powerful, with its spray spotting cellphone screens as tourists hurried to take selfies in front of it, despite its fair distance from the pond's fence line.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Apr. 2026
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According to Podgorski, Wenger allegedly constructed a Molotov cocktail inside the residence, lit it and threw it at officers.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
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In court, Perkins had been found capable to proceed at least twice before a judge reversed course and threw him back into the evaluation process.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Apr. 2026
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Emile Konig, Gerhardt Konig's son, also testified during the trial that his father called him on FaceTime after the attack occurred and confessed while splattered with her blood.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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For the occasion, the actress walked the red carpet in heels that appeared to be splattered in blood.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
7 Apr. 2026
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Thirteen minutes later, after their heat shield endured reentry temperatures of some 5,000 degrees, the spacecraft safely splashed down.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The mission, which served as a critical test flight ahead of a moon landing targeted for 2028, ended April 10 when the astronauts aboard the Orion vehicle splashed down in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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The machine worked by reading music that was encoded by holes punched into rolls of paper, which in turn directed airflows to levers that depressed piano keys.—
Adam Ozimek,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
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Democrats who still believe in the New Deal-era promise of government helping the public are a bit depressed by the idea that the solution to their party’s problems is generating less money for that purpose.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Soler jogged to first base without incident.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
8 Apr. 2026
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When the Dodgers took the field in the bottom half of the inning, Miguel Rojas jogged out to short.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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Product development has already been sped up with TickPick’s support, according to Brennan.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Charges say Steward sped through a red light and hit another vehicle at the intersection of Emerson and 26th avenues.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Dashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dashed. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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