highballed

verb

past tense of highball
as in sped
to proceed or move quickly trying to make up for lost time, the train just highballed through the station without stopping

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for highballed
  1. sped
  2. hurried
  3. raced
  4. rushed
  5. traveled
  6. scurried
  7. trotted
  8. drove
Verb
  • Randle praised the rookie’s natural feel for making reads and could also see the moments when he was sped up.
    — C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The viewer has also been sped up, with improved HDR viewing and better file type support.
    — Tom Warren, The Verge, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of sped
Verb
  • Mahomes was frequently hurried, and with Rashee Rice once again out, there was little separation from the Kansas City receiving corps.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • In the northern port city of Keelung, boat owners hurried to secure their vessels.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of hurried
Verb
  • Sold as a two-year-old in 2006 for a record $16 million, the horse raced three times, never finishing better than third.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
  • An ominous darkness raced across the sky, while rusty-red hues illuminated the clouds, creating an almost apocalyptic scene.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of raced
Verb
  • Portis rushed to his teammates’ defense, getting into Gafford’s face before the two teams separated them.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Wessel was rushed to hospital; Hohler was arrested a couple of days later.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of rushed
Verb
  • The backstory The 3,500-acre resort was founded by Donald and Nancy Panoz, who traveled the world while serving in the military before founding a pharmaceutical company that led them to Georgia.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Murphy also traveled to the Middle East this fall ahead of the midterm elections to meet with leaders in Qatar and Saudi Arabia about the war in Iran.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of traveled
Verb
  • The Off Campus duo, Emma Watson, Hunter Schafer, Chase Infiniti, and Tyriq Withers, who all scurried off together to continue the already-memorable night elsewhere.
    — Kelsey Stewart, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Daniels also could have scurried to his feet and spiked the ball because there were seven seconds remaining when he was tackled.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of scurried
Verb
  • Just after the sun melted into the sea a deer trotted by, followed by its more nervous baby.
    — David G. Allan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
  • In the 10th, automatic runner Joey Ortiz advanced on a bunt and trotted home when Frelick bounced a single to right field off Grant Wolfram (6-4).
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of trotted
Verb
  • In March 2024, House Republicans released a previously undisclosed transcript of the Select Committee's interview with a Secret Service officer who drove the presidential SUV.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
  • But World Cup momentum drove results across linear TV and streamer ViX in Mexico, where TelevisaUnivision had rights to the matches.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of drove
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“Highballed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/highballed. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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