as in flitted
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
the birds flittered back and forth between the backyard feeder and the safety of the trees
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Villaraigosa flitted around the racers’ VIP tent, spotted a bowl of fortune cookies and made a beeline.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026 -
About 10 flies flitted about in a storage area next to a kitchen prep table.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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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
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Enright, on the right side, darted toward net along the goal line and ricocheted a shot off the post into the net to cap the scoring.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Patrick Kane took a shot from the point that fluttered through traffic and bounced off Compher, who was parked at the goalpost.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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And there, for the fifth time, was Azzi Fudd as the colorful scraps of paper, shot from big cannons, fluttered down all around her.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
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Fireflies danced around us in the night, and chunky redheaded agama lizards scuttled along the walls.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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Doncic collected the ball and danced with Detroit forward Jalen Duren, pump faking, spinning and stepping back before launching a sky-high three.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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Goodwin, in the 77th minute, flicked in a header off a cross by David Schnegg for his first goal in MLS and capped the scoring in the third minute of stoppage time.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Goodwin, in the 77th minute, flicked in a header off a cross by David Schnegg for his first goal in MLS and capped the scoring in the third minute of stoppage time.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Flittered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flittered. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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