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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Tippett aggressively zipped over to Sillinger and laid him out, upending the young center before making his way to the bench for a line change.—
Kevin Kurz,
The Athletic,
22 Dec. 2024 -
And the quarter-zip top can be zipped all the way up to protect your neck from the elements.—
Nicol Natale,
People.com,
20 Dec. 2024
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Strong trading revenues drove the beat, and shares rose 2% in early trading.—
Catherine Baab,
Quartz,
14 Apr. 2025
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The driver eventually drove north to Rainbow.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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Boise State came out of halftime down 32-22 and jumped into a quick 5-0 run.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
16 Mar. 2025
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Fox immediately jumped back in on the top power-play unit.—
Peter Baugh,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Angelo’s son, Joseph, ran the store and lived on the second floor until the 1970s.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
29 July 2025
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Reportedly, the Pentagon will pay for it; the intelligence community will oversee it; Musk will run it.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
28 July 2025
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“Highballed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/highballed. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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