as in rapid
moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed
the Roman god Mercury was the fleet-footed messenger of the gods
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Recent Examples of fleet-footed
That meant everyone had to be agile and fleet-footed.
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Sarah Rodman,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Dec. 2025
Tielemans is not the most fleet-footed, but neither can he be allowed much of a head-start.
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Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
As with any Morris documentary, Chaos is clear-eyed and fleet-footed, balancing multiple perspectives and challenging its subjects.
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Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
8 Mar. 2025
And there are simply too many characters and too many cities and too many quests and too many fights to keep the show balanced and fleet-footed.
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Ct Jones,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2023
In the face of uncertainty over China’s future, U.S. policymakers must remain flexible and fleet-footed.
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Elizabeth Economy,
Foreign Affairs,
20 Oct. 2014
Sarah Rodman,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Dec. 2025
Tielemans is not the most fleet-footed, but neither can he be allowed much of a head-start.
—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
As with any Morris documentary, Chaos is clear-eyed and fleet-footed, balancing multiple perspectives and challenging its subjects.
—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
8 Mar. 2025
And there are simply too many characters and too many cities and too many quests and too many fights to keep the show balanced and fleet-footed.
—
Ct Jones,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2023
In the face of uncertainty over China’s future, U.S. policymakers must remain flexible and fleet-footed.
—
Elizabeth Economy,
Foreign Affairs,
20 Oct. 2014
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fleet-footed
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.
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At the heart of the clash is how to manage wild horse populations that can reproduce at a rapid clip.
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Studies show that orgasms also relieve menstrual pain, lower blood pressure, enhance circulation, correlate with better cardiac functioning, and burn calories equivalent to thirty minutes of brisk walking.
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The glacier carts and kiosks that dish out ice cream, soft serve and sorbets did brisk business all week.
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As his health faded in the last year of his life, Neruda rushed to finish his story, which gives the last chapters of his book a galloping, fragmented quality.
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Designed by renowned architect Dominique Perrault, its four stories tilting forward are said to evoke a galloping horse.
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Either way, Aestura’s Atobarrier 365 Ceramide Cream Mist is an easy way to give quick hydration to dry, stressed skin, thanks to an ultrafine spray packed with ceramides.
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From California politics to safety concerns on Sacramento roads, here’s a quick digest of some of the top stories for June 23, 2026.
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Temperatures inside of cars can reach 125 degrees in minutes, even with windows cracked, and children overheat as much as five times faster than adults, the fact sheet said.
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From dream home to disaster But faster than a rushing river, that dream became a nightmare when disastrous flooding hit Kerr County last summer.
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Industry typically favors action, making swift decisions despite uncertainty, while academia prioritizes rigor, demanding thorough evidence to avoid costly errors.
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The Verge’s David Pierce, Nilay Patel, and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy describe Fadell’s frustration with outdated, expensive temperature controls and his swift entry back into the product scene.
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In the meantime, LAX visitors must wait to soar above local traffic and make a speedy exit via rail.
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Feeding the graphics is a Blackwell-series RTX 5070, perfectly suited for speedy performance at this exact resolution.
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“Fleet-footed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fleet-footed. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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