1
as in to scurry
to proceed or move quickly
the probe hurtled through space to its destination: Jupiter
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2
as in to throw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
competitors taking turns hurtling their javelins down the field
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Recent Examples of hurtle
Earlier generations of the privileged are historically responsible for handing over to young people a planet hurtling toward catastrophe.
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Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
The visiting space rock is hurtling through the solar system at a zippy 9,753 miles per hour.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Dashcam video shows the gray sedan hurtling through the intersection before colliding with another Tesla.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
The more objects hurtling around the planet, the higher the risk of collisions that could pollute near-Earth space with thousands of dangerous fragments.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 24 Nov. 2025
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Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
The visiting space rock is hurtling through the solar system at a zippy 9,753 miles per hour.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Dashcam video shows the gray sedan hurtling through the intersection before colliding with another Tesla.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
The more objects hurtling around the planet, the higher the risk of collisions that could pollute near-Earth space with thousands of dangerous fragments.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 24 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurtle
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The man who once ignored his own safety to scurry out onto a frozen pond, crashing through the ice to rescue my yellow lab.—
Scott Maxwell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026
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If seeing one scurrying through your living room sends you scrambling for a quick remedy, your instincts are on track.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
1 Jan. 2026
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But Pierre threw the ball away leading to two more free throws for Council with 21 seconds remaining.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Jan. 2026
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Young was remarkably efficient, throwing three TD passes of 30-plus yards and going 15-for-20 for 206 yards.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Jan. 2026
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First responders in Atlanta rushed to an airport runway Tuesday after an aircraft experienced a harrowing landing failure, with all eight of its landing tires bursting the moment the plane touched down, according to Fox 5 Atlanta.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Lopez rushed her back to the emergency room, where an MRI revealed a diagnosis of transverse myelitis, a rare inflammatory disorder affecting the spinal cord.—
Leondra Head,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Over roughly three hours, agents came under gunfire, were rammed four times and faced mobs hurling debris.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Also this week, a former paralegal was acquitted after hurling a sandwich at a federal agent in August; Sabzi, a deli in Cornwall, England, is alleging that author Yasmin Khan’s new cookbook with the same name is trademark infringement; and more.—
Li Goldstein,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 Nov. 2025
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His arm was pinned into the back window of a car as a suspect sped away, dragging him across the pavement for about 100 yards, according to court documents.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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By speeding up the transit time of your stomach contents, fiber may reduce the amount of time that stomach acid can irritate your esophagus, Dilley added.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Verywell Health,
8 Jan. 2026
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Someone off camera then tossed him that actual T-shirt.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
8 Jan. 2026
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Failing to get a criminal conviction tossed and again complaining about the conditions at Rikers Island, Weinstein wants to begin negotiations with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg‘s office ahead of his upcoming trial, his lawyer said during a hearing Thursday.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2026
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Rafiq thanked the shopkeeper and hurried out of the bazaar’s maze-like structure to find his car.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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Caracas, Venezuela — The morning after US forces bombed Caracas, dragged President Nicolás Maduro out of bed, carted him over the Caribbean and installed him in a Brooklyn jail, many Venezuelans hurried to the grocery store.—
Mary Triny Mena,
CNN Money,
5 Jan. 2026
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The redshirt sophomore slowed up to force contact with a trailing Ewin near midcourt and later flung his body on Ewin’s screen for an offensive whistle.—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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Some critics called for more editorial discipline in the film, or found Lawrence’s onscreen spin cycle of anguish, which involves literally clawing her way up walls or flinging herself through glass doors, to be repetitive.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Hurtle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurtle. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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