hotfoot (it)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotfoot (it)
Verb
  • While nothing gets a marketer’s heart racing like the quixotic desire to overcome scarcity, the vanishing dollar demos should discourage this kind of self-defeating strategy.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 July 2025
  • The European Union is racing to plug a shortfall of as much as $19 billion in Ukraine’s 2026 annual budget.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • Archer’s first delivery, timed at 87.4mph, hurried the left-handed Jaiswal.
    Paul Newman, New York Times, 11 July 2025
  • The scene from election night On June 24, the night of the most recent meeting, members hurried into the Picnic House to hear the results of the votes.
    Vanessa Romo, NPR, 7 July 2025
Verb
  • My friend scurried to download it, but then the app takes you to a website that requires you to fill out a detailed form and establish an account.
    Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • Crazy ants, so named because of their erratic movements, scurry below.
    Alina Hartounian, NPR, 7 July 2025
Verb
  • Many organizations rush to implement tech without considering the impact on employee workflows, morale or training needs.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • Neighbors quickly rushed to action, grabbing hoses and axes to help extract the plane’s passengers.
    Rachel McRady, People.com, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • Scope of rescue effort ‘overwhelmed’ first responders Firefighters and police sped to the scene of the fire after the assisted-living facility’s automatic alarm system triggered an emergency call.
    Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 15 July 2025
  • Smaller than the dogs on the sidewalk, much smaller than the cars speeding by.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • The scene concludes with a lot of digital images flying up on the screen and some positively insane synthesizer music from composer Ennio Morricone.
    Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 19 July 2025
  • The group was exchanged for more than 250 Venezuelans deported from the U.S. and flown in March to El Salvador's high-security prison.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
Verb
  • As the investigation continues, New York State Police are asking for the public's help in gathering additional video evidence or eyewitness accounts of the silver car the father and daughter traveled in from July 11 until July 19 on I-87, per the press release.
    Nicole Acosta, People.com, 22 July 2025
  • The ball then traveled a little farther up and appeared to hit Suzuki in a particularly painful part of his body.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2025
Verb
  • Watch extremely rare footage of Sierra Nevada red fox Video footage shared by Robbins shows two different foxes with grey and white fur, with one wearing a tracking collar while wandering around the rocks during the day and trotting into the night.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 27 June 2025
  • Former coach Doug MacLean, 20 years later, still recalls a postgame report given him one night as a team employee trotted toward him.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
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“Hotfoot (it).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotfoot%20%28it%29. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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