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as in sped
to proceed or move quickly
the probe hurtled through space to its destination: Jupiter
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as in threw
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 hurtled
As the Volkswagen hurtled toward the Toyota, going roughly 50 mph on a residential street in Decatur, witnesses noticed something strange.
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Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 18 Feb. 2026
The federal government hurtled toward a partial shutdown on Friday as the Senate negotiated a funding deal with hours left before a midnight deadline.
—ABC News, 30 Jan. 2026
Bongiovanni once hurtled into a burning apartment building to evacuate residents through billowing smoke.
—CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
The infamous object known as 3I/ATLAS, believed to be a comet originating from outside Earth's solar system, is suspected of having hurtled through space at breathtaking speeds for billions of years.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
For a man who once hurtled through the windshield of his car following a bender, this was a testimony.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
The fire hurtled towards homes, prompted evacuations and created massive smoke plumes visible from downtown Boise.
—Idaho Statesman, 4 Oct. 2025
Thief nabbed at empty church lot As patrol cars hurtled toward the yellow arches on Main Street, Officer Tony Adkins noticed a car in Mount Moriah’s Church parking lot.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
Alexandrova, who was in the passenger seat, suffered a head injury when the animal hurtled through the windshield and into the cabin of the car, her husband told the outlet.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 18 Feb. 2026
The federal government hurtled toward a partial shutdown on Friday as the Senate negotiated a funding deal with hours left before a midnight deadline.
—ABC News, 30 Jan. 2026
Bongiovanni once hurtled into a burning apartment building to evacuate residents through billowing smoke.
—CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
The infamous object known as 3I/ATLAS, believed to be a comet originating from outside Earth's solar system, is suspected of having hurtled through space at breathtaking speeds for billions of years.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
For a man who once hurtled through the windshield of his car following a bender, this was a testimony.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
The fire hurtled towards homes, prompted evacuations and created massive smoke plumes visible from downtown Boise.
—Idaho Statesman, 4 Oct. 2025
Thief nabbed at empty church lot As patrol cars hurtled toward the yellow arches on Main Street, Officer Tony Adkins noticed a car in Mount Moriah’s Church parking lot.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
Alexandrova, who was in the passenger seat, suffered a head injury when the animal hurtled through the windshield and into the cabin of the car, her husband told the outlet.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurtled
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America’s Pioneer 10, the fastest spacecraft ever launched, sped beyond the moon in record time today and streaked on toward the planet Jupiter and an eternal journey through interstellar space.—
Eric Mandel,
AJC.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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The driver, later identified as Neustadter, was pulled over on northbound Raymond Drive for a traffic offense but sped away when an officer approached the vehicle, the report said.—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Pinch-hitter Logan Wade followed with a game-ending popout to Moon, and the first baseman threw his glove high in celebration.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Mar. 2026
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The same man who threw the IED lit a second device, dropped it on the street and ran, New York City’s police commissioner said.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
9 Mar. 2026
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The 2020 Democratic presidential primary, the party's last open nominating contest, featured a rush to the left as candidates raced to embrace far-reaching ideas including Medicare-for-all, the Green New Deal and aggressive taxes on billionaires.—
JEFF STEIN THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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Storms that raced through the area early Friday, with frequent lightning and thunder, are expected to linger into the morning before moving out, the weather service said.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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In a Premier League season where set-piece goals are regularly deciding games, the Italy Under-21 international has played a huge part in the renaissance with his long throw-ins, which have been hurled up to 45 yards.—
Caoimhe O'Neill,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The gust tore the vertical fin from the tail and hurled it into the left horizontal stabilizer, which broke off in turn.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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The clatter of rising shutters echoed through the empty streets, the occasional rambler scurried past, along the walls, bundled tightly in his coat, women walked by with milk bottles tucked in shawls wrapped around their chests.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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Tirado scurried to at least half a dozen bags before finding his and pulling out … pickle juice.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Nov. 2025
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After two-time All-Star David Bednar pitched a scoreless bottom of the seventh for Team USA, his brother, former first-rounder Will Bednar, tossed a scoreless frame of his own in the top of the eighth inning for the Giants.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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But New York’s Court of Appeals tossed the guilty verdicts in April 2024, finding that the trial court judge, James Burke, shouldn’t have permitted three women to testify about rape and abuse allegations that weren’t tied to the charges.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026
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When the wait had become alarmingly long, Lilian and Anna hurried into the woods.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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The men disappeared inside and hurried up to the fifth floor.—
Steven Levingston,
Vanity Fair,
23 Feb. 2026
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After the shootout, another video captured the man’s car wedged in a ditch with its driver’s side door and trunk flung open.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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Betts gathered the two-hopper, crossed second in stride and flung the final out to Freddie Freeman at first.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Hurtled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurtled. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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