hurries

present tense third-person singular of hurry
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurries
Verb
  • The 32 basket and gourd artworks by 14 artists are made from nature, out of materials ranging from willow, grasses and yucca to rushes.
    Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The festival director rushes back and forth, talking on the phone.
    Sara Stridsberg September 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The older dog is shown marching along, while the puppy scurries along, attempting to match its pace.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • In some versions of the tale, the wolf scurries off to the forest while the three pigs live happily ever after in humble homesteads of their choice.
    Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Productive patience accelerates results in the long run.
    Yasir Hashmi, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • And by streamlining the NEPA permitting process, OBBBA also accelerates the construction of mines, oil and gas wells, and power plants that produce cheap and reliable energy required for reindustrialization.
    Richard Stern, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Anduril highlights that the architecture also speeds software updates.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Insoluble fiber speeds up digestion and keeps your gut running smoothly.
    Courtney Southwick, Health, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Of course, this vision also pushes technology to adapt in ways that could benefit life on Earth.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Laura pushes Cherry into the pool during their battle, and Cherry holds Laura’s head under water.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Wherever this car travels, people double-take and triple-take.
    Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • After a pause, the composition takes on a searching quality, as the melody travels from one instrument to the next, including a compelling viola solo performed by principal viola Maiya Papach, eventually fading out to nothing, leaving the audience suspended in uneasy quiet.
    Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And as the country races toward an election, politics and contemporary issues will also be front and center.
    Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
  • As the world races to decarbonize, clean energy storage is becoming the central challenge.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The current mission is known as NG-23, because it was supposed to be the 23rd cargo effort that Northrop Grumman flies to the ISS for NASA.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Frozen yogurt business pays tribute to Charlie Kirk as product flies 'off the shelves'.
    , FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Hurries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurries. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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