as in rushing
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1
as in accelerating
to cause to move or proceed fast or faster
the new nurses were hurried through the orientation program because they were so desperately needed on the ward
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as in scurrying
to proceed or move quickly
if we hurry, we'll make the four o'clock train
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Recent Examples of hurrying
Tomris Laffly, Variety, 17 May 2026
No point hurrying toward a resolution that was always receding.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Instead of hurrying to break up tents and scatter RVs, Lee and Oakland’s interim homelessness chief Sasha Hauswald want city workers to focus on minimizing trash and human waste around encampments.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2026
Meza Gonzalez and David Christian, one of her attorneys, refused to answer questions from reporters about the plea agreement, hurrying down a flight of stairs at the Cadena-Reeves Justice Center.
—Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Jan. 2026
But one weekend in November, people who would typically be hurrying by, staring down at their phones, stopped.
—The Editors, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025
Butler began hurrying Boise State and pushing up the tempo, which allowed the Broncos to score off several backdoor cuts and slip screens for big dunks and layups at the rim.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 6 Dec. 2025
Kadin Schmitz was all over the field early for Charlotte’s defense, hurrying Retzlaff and then picking him off in the endzone just two plays later, halting what looked to be another sure-fire touchdown drive for the Green Wave.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 29 Nov. 2025
People of stature, who would never otherwise frequent such a grubby establishment, are hurrying through between busses and stop for a bite.
—Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
Verb
Set over the course of eight years (including the lockdown period during COVID), Herry’s film unfolds fluidly, neither hurrying scenes up unnecessarily, nor lingering too long on any incident.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 17 May 2026
No point hurrying toward a resolution that was always receding.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Instead of hurrying to break up tents and scatter RVs, Lee and Oakland’s interim homelessness chief Sasha Hauswald want city workers to focus on minimizing trash and human waste around encampments.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2026
Meza Gonzalez and David Christian, one of her attorneys, refused to answer questions from reporters about the plea agreement, hurrying down a flight of stairs at the Cadena-Reeves Justice Center.
—Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Jan. 2026
But one weekend in November, people who would typically be hurrying by, staring down at their phones, stopped.
—The Editors, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025
Butler began hurrying Boise State and pushing up the tempo, which allowed the Broncos to score off several backdoor cuts and slip screens for big dunks and layups at the rim.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 6 Dec. 2025
Kadin Schmitz was all over the field early for Charlotte’s defense, hurrying Retzlaff and then picking him off in the endzone just two plays later, halting what looked to be another sure-fire touchdown drive for the Green Wave.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 29 Nov. 2025
People of stature, who would never otherwise frequent such a grubby establishment, are hurrying through between busses and stop for a bite.
—Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurrying
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Two boys’ adventure scouting the Jefferson County foothills for the perfect spot to take homecoming photos in 2024 was shattered like the glass of their car’s windshield when a bullet came rushing in, striking one of the teens in the face.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
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The other thing that is really interesting right now, a few years ago a lot of producers were rushing to do put a bunch of influencers in a house — and none of them worked.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
27 May 2026
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That’s because the ride has one of the best animatronic figures in SoCal, namely a black cat scurrying across a piano.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Your eyes may see the prairie dogs digging and scurrying.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Apr. 2026
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According to the health ministry, the main challenges in containing the outbreak include early detection and rapid isolation of cases, rigorous contact tracing, safe and dignified burials and strengthening infection prevention and control in health facilities.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
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Having scored for fun at youth level, his rise was rapid.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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Instead of retreating from global trade, many small and mid-sized companies are leaning in and even accelerating global expansion.—
Greg Hewitt,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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As management teams navigate geopolitical turbulence, persistent inflation, and accelerating AI adoption, large companies are turning increasingly to partnerships with smaller firms — often through corporate venture arrangements.—
Serguei Netessine,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
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Yes, but some rank-and-file staffers fear that management’s changes are like hot air, speeding up the melting process.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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For a more personalized approach, ZipRecruiter's Invite to Apply tool allows employers to browse resumes and send invitations to top talent, improving candidate quality and speeding up the hiring process.—
Audrey Payne,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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This cultural reinforcement of speed over thoughtful planning can lead to hasty decisions that ultimately create more problems that the COO is then expected to solve.—
Allison Mais,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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But don’t be hasty about buying electronics in May.—
Allison Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2026
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White portrayed it as the natural result of two highly competitive personalities pushing each other.—
Alejandro Avila,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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While training large models requires mass amounts of parallel math — excellent work for a GPU — accessing that data and pushing it out to multiple agents requires more general compute offered by a CPU.—
Katie Tarasov,
CNBC,
1 June 2026
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Douglas Friedman’s upcoming monograph, Full Spectrum (Vendome Press), illuminates the extraordinary level of access the globe-trotting photographer has cultivated over the course of his career.—
Mayer Rus,
Architectural Digest,
29 May 2026
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Video footage from the May 6 incident shows the small dog, whose name is not known, trotting up to Sydnei Everett's grandfather's porch in Nashville, where his Uber Eats meal had just been delivered.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
24 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Hurrying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurrying. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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