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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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Kimmel’s pretend roast The license probe reportedly was sped up after the Kimmel joke.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
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The city has released unedited footage showing the high-speed, life-or-death negotiation that played out when a robbery suspect sped off with an Antioch officer inside his getaway car, then attempted to negotiate out of trouble until being shot in the leg.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Mikal Bridges grabbed the offensive rebound and threw it out to Jalen Brunson.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2026
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As Molina learned, the collection belonged to the late Julia Juarez, a member of the Rhythm-Aires, a trio of teenage Chicanas from Azusa who threw parties in the early ’50s.—
Oliver Wang,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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Remembering Ted Turner, an American original Ted Turner, the brash, visionary entrepreneur who founded CNN, transformed cable television, raced yachts in the America's Cup, and became one of America's leading conservationists, died May 6 at 87.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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The California fan, Andrea Esperanza Martinez, raced up to her idol.—
Leena Tailor,
Rolling Stone,
8 May 2026
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During another act of vandalism, the suspects hurled an egg at a home, officials said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2026
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In 1773, Bostonians disguised as Mohawks hurled hundreds of chests of British tea into the ocean.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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When the news came that a horse had scratched, a great stir rose, and several of the groomsmen who were sitting in the stalls with their horse wards scurried to start their brisk brushing to get the pine shavings off and used their jute sacks to spit-shine the coats slick.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
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Flyers fans stomped on the animal and nearly destroyed it before security scurried the souvenir away from the rambunctious crowd.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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The Eyes must have tossed the Pearl Girls dormitory, too, because Daisy’s pocket radio — the one she’s been hiding inside her bunkmate Thalia’s bed frame — is sitting on the desk.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
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But when Story stepped to the plate — after Willson Contreras launched a 449-foot home run, admired his work and then tossed his bat toward the on-deck circle, and after Wilyer Abreu followed with a 396-foot blast of his own — Valdez threw, of all things, a four-seam fastball.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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Americans have a long history of being hurried into war on false pretexts.—
Adam Kirsch,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
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His father was a schoolteacher and a member of the Nazi Party; Baselitz, who was seven at the cessation of World War II, would later recall the smoke rising from firebombed Dresden as his mother hurried her children through the city in a futile attempt to escape the Russians.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 May 2026
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That loop flung Integrity back toward Earth.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
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Each First Lady is flung into the national spotlight in their role as the President's wife.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
6 May 2026
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“Hurtled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurtled. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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