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1
as in accelerating
to cause to move or proceed fast or faster
I wouldn't make so many mistakes if you'd stop rushing me
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2
as in pouring
to flow out in great quantities or with force
in the spring the stream's rushing waters make crossing treacherous
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3
as in hurrying
to proceed or move quickly
rushing is a good way to slip and fall
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4
as in attacking
to take sudden, violent action against
one goat suddenly rushed the other and knocked it down
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Recent Examples of rushing
Reem Raouda, CNBC, 31 May 2026
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
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
At the moment, Achane trails Bijan Robinson (5,648 rushing and receiving yards) and Jahmyr Gibbs (5,029 yards), two of his contemporaries from the 2023 draft class, for productivity since entering the league.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026
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Verb
Be patient and allow your child to feel those uncomfortable feelings, instead of rushing them through it.
—Reem Raouda, CNBC, 31 May 2026
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
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
At the moment, Achane trails Bijan Robinson (5,648 rushing and receiving yards) and Jahmyr Gibbs (5,029 yards), two of his contemporaries from the 2023 draft class, for productivity since entering the league.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rushing
Adjective
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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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Governance reforms, rising shareholder returns, accelerating share buybacks and the unwinding of cross-shareholdings are helping improve capital efficiency, while the return of inflation after decades of stagnation is boosting nominal earnings growth.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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Immigration courts in South Florida appear to be accelerating the scheduling of hearings, a move that is creating fear and uncertainty among many immigrants and their attorneys.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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The work’s whistling sounds are activated by pouring liquid into a spout and swirling it around to create changes in atmospheric pressure within.—
Andy Battaglia,
ARTnews.com,
2 June 2026
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In March, the pair took part in a beer-pouring contest during a visit to London’s Southwark Brewery, as later shown on Instagram.—
Mathilde Engelmann,
Vanity Fair,
2 June 2026
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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
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No point hurrying toward a resolution that was always receding.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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Rather than attacking all rapidly growing cells, as chemotherapy does, the drug targets a key cancer-driving pathway known as KRAS, which is involved in more than 90% of pancreatic tumors.—
Luzdelia Caballero,
CBS News,
5 June 2026
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Akindahunsi is accused of attacking several women the night of May 28.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Keith Morrison is an award-winning correspondent for Dateline NBC, the longest running primetime show in NBC history.—
Dateline NBC,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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Let the running game set everything up.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
29 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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The institution in this case is legacy Hollywood, which is giddy to see this young, fresh source of box-office sunshine finally streaming in.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
2 June 2026
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All episodes of The Audacity season one are now streaming.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
2 June 2026
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“Rushing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rushing. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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