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 early glimpses show a player with real potential in the attacking third, capable of thriving in transition and striking well at goal.
    Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Sustain small farms amid global competition • Promote transparency and ethics in coffee sourcing In a world increasingly dominated by industrial scale and rapid production, Kona coffee companies should work to remain a symbol of craftsmanship, care and community.
    Jean Orlowski, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
  • Trained in marksmanship, rapid deployment, ambushes, surveillance, and psychological operations, Los Zetas used overt military force to consolidate control over most of the Texas border and the Gulf Coast port of Veracruz.
    Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 28 July 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
  • Singletary will be a backup with the 14th-highest running back cap hit ($6.3 million) in the league this season.
    Dan Duggan, New York Times, 9 July 2025
  • After a second running knee, Cena countered the bulldog with a side slam and a second AA for a nearfall.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • The perpetrators allegedly transported victims to isolated islands near New Providence before assaulting them.
    Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The man allegedly grabbed the woman from behind and held a knife to her side before assaulting her on the sidewalk, police said, ABC News reports.
    KC Baker, People.com, 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 31 Jul. 2025.

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