as in hurrying
to proceed or move quickly
she's always haring off to attend to some emergency
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Recent Examples of haring
His meddling resulted in the death of an innocent man, and his inability to stop himself from haring off to fix someone else’s problems has alienated his daughter, who needs her father to show up for her.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for haring
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Instead of hurrying to break up tents and scatter RVs, Lee and Oakland’s interim homelessness chief Sasha Hauswald want city workers to focus on minimizing trash and human waste around encampments.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Meza Gonzalez and David Christian, one of her attorneys, refused to answer questions from reporters about the plea agreement, hurrying down a flight of stairs at the Cadena-Reeves Justice Center.—
Megan Rodriguez,
San Antonio Express-News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Iranian missiles have sent Israelis scurrying for shelters multiple times a day and night.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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DeMar DeRozan just slammed a water bottle to the floor, sending several courtside attendants scurrying into action to mop up the mess.—
HECTOR AMEZCUA,
Sacbee.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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DeLuca expects to use the same argument to defend vehicle owners targeted by speeding and speed-zone cameras.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
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The shooter, who was dressed all in black, was last seen speeding down 55th Ave.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
13 Mar. 2026
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The energy of nearby Washington Square Park flowed inside the hotel, with business partners and the local university crowd rushing in and out between meetings and classes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Mar. 2026
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One European Central Bank policymaker cautioned against rushing to action, but nevertheless said that the probability of the next move in interest rates being an increase rather than a cut had gone up, Bloomberg reported.—
Alaa Shahine Salha,
semafor.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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The art market has its share of globe-trotting fairs but few glamorous female-centric industry events—until now.—
Vanessa Grigoriadis,
Vanity Fair,
10 Mar. 2026
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The globe-trotting political thriller's star, Claire Danes, will join forces with her old parter in crime-fighting, Damian Lewis, to present one of the evening's awards.—
Jillian Sederholm,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Feb. 2026
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Plus, here’s why flying in America is about to get more expensive and less fun.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
16 Mar. 2026
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Three others are flying more than 2,300 miles.—
Jay Posner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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For the past four weeks, as crews have worked to connect the new Portal North Bridge to the rail line, service has been traveling along just one track of the old bridge in both directions.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
13 Mar. 2026
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There were kids from legitimate moshpit organizations just traveling around, controlling the way the crowd reacted.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
13 Mar. 2026
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Not all fans were racing aficionados.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Mar. 2026
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Two snakes brought to her school for a Lyceum program got out of their glass boxes, sending students scrambling to stand on chairs, keepers racing to find the creatures, and teachers trying to hustle kids out of the auditorium.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Haring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haring. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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