highballing

verb

present participle of highball
as in speeding
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 highballing
  1. speeding
  2. racing
  3. hurrying
  4. driving
  5. flying
  6. rushing
  7. traveling
  8. scurrying
Verb
  • Bohm was speeding in his BMW on Dead Man's Curve, a notorious stretch of Southern California’s Pacific Coast Highway.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Networks such as Island and Archipelago electronically matched buy and sell orders, speeding up execution and reducing reliance on traditional market makers and other intermediaries.
    — Brian Lund, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of speeding
Verb
  • The core experience for me is being in the car, just having a good time, feeling the downforce, feeling the Gs, hearing the sound, and racing the car on a track.
    — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Interoception shifts focus away from racing thoughts and back into physical sensations.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of racing
Verb
  • Corle continued flagging and minutes later McCoy was back on the trail, hurrying to catch up.
    — Jan Thacker, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026
  • That’s how Drake Maye ended his latest two-minute drill at Patriots training camp Monday, a meandering march that began around midfield and ended with Maye hurrying the offense to the 3-yard line with 10 seconds on the clock.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of hurrying
Verb
  • After driving for a touchdown on their opening drive, the Wolverines didn’t score again until Buchanan snagged Underwood’s pass amid a crowd of defenders in the end zone.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Yet too many adults focus on winning and chasing college scholarships, driving up the costs for families and pressure on children to specialize in one sport and succeed.
    — Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of driving
Verb
  • Peden has their own professional flying grooms that travel with the horses for championships and Olympic flights, while there are also vets and stable grooms, such as Vard on board.
    — Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Roundabout 100, most of them leased, flying more than double that number in flights each day to destinations across the globe.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of flying
Verb
  • Kuper even guessed Mannion could game plan and call a game just for rushing.
    — Zach Berman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Compared to his first year in Indianapolis when the Colts were 20th in the NFL in rushing, the team saw a jump to seventh in the league in his second year when Adams began taking on more of an influence in the run game.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of rushing
Verb
  • That could be why interest in traveling in November is surging, too.
    — Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Cameras went behind the scenes while Earle (second place to mirrorball winner Robert Irwin) was traveling around with the live tour.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of traveling
Verb
  • During the friendship arc, fans can see Hawkins High School, while in a darker moment, windows will be illuminated with the images of scurrying rats.
    — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Hikers often spot these charismatic creatures perched on boulders or scurrying through wildflowers.
    — Brittany Peterson, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of scurrying
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“Highballing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/highballing. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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