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as in jogs
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 races
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 throws
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 splashes
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 troubles
to make sad
she's always dashed by the failure of her matchmaking efforts
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Recent Examples of dashes
Shaw moves up to continue marking the Netherlands midfielder, who is now in a deeper position, and Fernandes dashes forward to defend the midfield space, leaving O’Reilly free.
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Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dashes
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The visitors passed back from the free kick and Joao Pedro initially jogs towards goal, with Anderson signalling for a team-mate to follow him, but then changes direction again.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Blazy gives Odhiang a deep hug, jogs around the runway, and flees toward the exit, smiling.—
Nathan Heller,
Vogue,
14 Oct. 2025
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Boise and Garden City races One candidate running for Boise City Council has past drug charges, the Statesman found.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Oct. 2025
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Filmmaker Jordan Peele's feature debut and first venture into the realm of horror is an almost flawless, emotional roller coaster that races on the tracks of both Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) and The Stepford Wives (1975).—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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Some short, quick throws might’ve been effective.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 Nov. 2025
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The pilot episode of I Love LA captures the distance dynamic perfectly; when a character visiting from New York proposes a last-minute trip to the beach (starting from Silver Lake on the East side), one friend within the group throws his hands up with a hard no.—
Rachel Brodsky,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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Reed landed multiple Tsunami splashes on Reigns, who was stretchered out of the arena.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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Coppola splashes the screen with kaleidoscopic clips and a collage-like energy to show off their genius.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
2 Sep. 2025
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That last hurdle, safely landing a SpaceX Starship HLS (Human Landing System) spacecraft, carrying two astronauts, upright on the moon, particularly troubles Green.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
23 Oct. 2025
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Rather, what troubles him are the claims that the song’s success has been manufactured.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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Spencer completes 66 percent of his passes for an average of 142 passing yards a game with 21 touchdowns and rushes for 64 yards a game with nine rushing touchdowns.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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But when cold weather rushes in, a good eye mask becomes essential for staving off dark circles, dry skin, and the puffiness that follows a late night of caviar, blinis, and martinis (‘tis the season to indulge, after all).—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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Spoken shade amongst the group is as plentiful as actual shade is absent in LA’s concrete desert, and the trio tosses it around with the casual dominance of Shohei Ohtani.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
30 Oct. 2025
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The night featured live music, entertainment, fundraising — and yes, a few football tosses with the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback himself.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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But what if carrying a heavy defensive burden changes that, and weighs down that side of the game?—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Dashes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dashes. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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