as in hurried
to proceed or move quickly
you'd better hotfoot it to the bus stop if you're going to catch the bus
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The surveillance video shows several detainees, whose arms and legs were shackled, being hurried into the building with the help of federal agents.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Sep. 2025 -
The Cavaliers did not bite, and blitzing linebacker Kam Robinson hurried Castellanos into an incompletion.—
David Teel,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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The Crystal Palace manager raced down the touchline, both fists pumping, before joining a group hug with his coaching staff.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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Jarren Duran lined a low single through the left side of the infielder, and Eaton raced home.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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The eye midge may have implanted itself elsewhere and there’s no telling where those other icky creatures from Prodigy’s labs have scurried off to, but those are questions that will no doubt be answered once/if FX announces a second season.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
23 Sep. 2025
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In the planning stages of the two-part Viking mission, which landed spacecraft on Mars in the mid-seventies, Sagan argued that the probes should include lights and cameras, in case creatures scurried past.—
David W. Brown,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
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Tran has rushed for 289 yards this season.—
Tris Wykes,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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Leavitt completed 26 of 38 passes for 278 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Sep. 2025
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In that instance, offensive guard Daniel Brunskill missed on a block of Bills defensive lineman Deone Walker that sped up Tagovailoa’s throw to Jaylen Waddle, which linebacker Terrel Bernard stepped in front of, pulling down a turnover in the game’s final three minutes while Miami trailed 28-21.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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Only nine of those 32 years were profitable on a division-wide basis, the two most recent being in 2016-17 and 2017-18 and coming as a result of that huge 2016-19 TV rights deal, as massive revenue increases sped past cost growth.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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The boos directed at the Penn State offense started early, and at some point just about every Nittany Lions possession ended with their fans voicing displeasure as Drew Allar and his teammates trotted off the field.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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Innings later, Jhoan Duran’s familiar intro played on the stadium scoreboard and the closer trotted in to nail down the save.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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Springer should have reached base and drove in a pair of runs to give the Blue Jays the lead in the bottom of the second.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Francisco Lindor led off the game with a home run and drove in two other runs with a groundout in the fifth inning and a single in the sixth.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Even light, which zipped at breathtaking pace across the dark, took many human lifetimes to traverse a single galaxy.—
Angus Fletcher,
Big Think,
29 Sep. 2025
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Dobbins darted left after taking a handoff from Bo Nix on the first play of the third quarter, found a crease and zipped down the sideline for a 41-yard run.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Hotfooted (it).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotfooted%20%28it%29. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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