rushing 1 of 2

present participle of rush
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rushing

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adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rushing
Verb
  • With re-accelerating inflation on the horizon, another 5%+ inflation over the next four years could easily see gold at $5,000 an ounce.
    Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • These changes disrupt the body's delicate anabolic-catabolic balance, with testosterone promoting tissue growth and libido and cortisol accelerating breakdown and stress responses.
    Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Imagine pouring syrup over a rock cake – all the lumps, all the bumps, will determine where the syrup goes and how fast.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
  • In those first heady six months of his tenure, his unbridled ambition had the affection pouring from the terraces to the dugout.
    Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities recently launched a campaign attacking the governor for allowing the state’s overreliance on property taxes to worsen and for seeking to slash summer work programs that assist the state’s troubled youths.
    Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The European drive to rearm is being driven, or justified, in part by the fear that Russia may try to test NATO by attacking Poland or the Baltic States.
    Anatol Lieven, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Last year, there were 34 incidents of rapid intensification -- when a storm gains at least 35 mph in 24 hours -- which is about twice the average and causes forecasting problems, according to the hurricane center.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 June 2025
  • The report found that the cladding did not meet fire safety regulations and was the primary reason for the rapid spread of the fire.
    Time, Time, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • With the MacBook Air launching earlier than the iPhone SE and ahead of the next Apple Intelligence update, this points to a press release launch and Apple pushing its consumer laptops further into the background.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • That presents some planning opportunities, including possibly pushing some SALT payments into 2026.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • With a running start, Tremble lowered his head and delivered a nasty blow to Brisker’s neck.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
  • Watkins can provide help against low blocks with his running and aerial ability, but a potential concern is his pressing.
    Art de Roché, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The perpetrators allegedly transported victims to isolated islands near New Providence before assaulting them.
    Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
  • In the early morning hours when inexperienced corrections officers were on duty, the two inmates fled the kitchen, raping, assaulting and tying up two workers while en route to the tower.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • AccuWeather experts are urging travelers to avoid unnecessary travel and to prepare for significant disruptions this weekend.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Federal officials had issued a warning to local law enforcement agencies some two weeks before the attack urging them to be vigilant about similar incidents.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Rushing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rushing. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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