hurries

present tense third-person singular of hurry
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurries
Verb
  • Ports like Los Angeles are clogged with pre-tariff inventory rushes, causing multi-week bottlenecks.
    Vitalii Savryha, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The Broncos’ second-year quarterback became the first player in NFL history to log two touchdown passes and two touchdown rushes in a fourth quarter.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 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
  • This approach lowers costs, accelerates delivery, and — by integrating superior technology on these platforms at scale — ensures that America has both the fleet size and the industrial depth needed to respond to a crisis.
    Big Think, Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
  • As the sins of the past come to the surface, the film only accelerates, providing high entertainment and thematic resonance all at once.
    Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • During one depressive episode, Springsteen somberly speeds down the road in his Camaro before violently hitting the brake.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Jonah escapes and speeds off in a bright yellow Jeep with Tali hiding in the back.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This pushes Tony and Ziva to risk everything in order to save her and finally put an end to the conspiracy.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The video also pushes for universal healthcare.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Trump travels to Tokyo on Monday to meet new Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi, and sorting out this confusion will no doubt be at the top of her agenda.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
  • After Vanderbilt, Texas travels back on the road to face Georgia (6-1) before home dates against Arkansas (2-6) and Texas A&M (8-0), a critical stretch for the Longhorns that will determine playoff eligibility.
    Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Boise and Garden City races One candidate running for Boise City Council has past drug charges, the Statesman found.
    Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Filmmaker Jordan Peele's feature debut and first venture into the realm of horror is an almost flawless, emotional roller coaster that races on the tracks of both Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) and The Stepford Wives (1975).
    Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The 420,000-pound pole flies a 70-by-140-foot American flag that spans 9,800 square feet and weighs 250 pounds.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The 20-minute ride with Balloons Over Rum flies high above terrain once traversed by Bedouins and used as a backdrop for films like The Martian.
    Essence, Essence, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Hurries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurries. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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