hurries

present tense third-person singular of hurry
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurries
Verb
  • Journalism that rushes toward the most interesting and important stories, regardless of their unpopularity.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Journalism that rushes toward the most interesVng and important stories, regardless of their unpopularity.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 6 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
  • When people are equipped, AI accelerates progress.
    Christopher Lind, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Bone density naturally peaks in our 20s and starts to decline by our 30s, and that decline is slow at first but accelerates as hormones shift.
    Lauryn Higgins, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • DirectStorage speeds up game load times, making the most of modern hardware.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Castro used creative building methods and took advantage of special zoning and state laws, helping keep costs low and speeds up construction.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But Democrat Murphy says the more Vought pushes the legal envelope, the more Democrats should fight back.
    Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Another red flag could be an advisor who pushes products without a firm understanding of your goals, risk tolerance and timeline.
    Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Knox is played by Grace Van Patten, who dons blue contacts to complete the transformation, and begins before the American student travels to Italy for her study abroad.
    Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
  • In an era when misinformation travels faster than facts and contentious debates make headlines daily, that function becomes not merely valuable but essential.
    Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While the movie easily races from one scene to another at a break-neck pace, behind the scenes, the local production work was a massive undertaking, bringing together public officials from multiple city, county and federal agencies.
    Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • RDREs use a detonation wave that races around a circular channel, which produces short, high-pressure bursts that drive up thrust and efficiency.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That screen is super crisp, the A16 processor just flies, and having Center Stage in your video calls makes sure you are always seen.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
  • When one drone flies directly above another, the downward airflow from its propellers creates strong turbulence.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Hurries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurries. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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