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as in to scurry
to proceed or move quickly
rustled around enthusiastically on the morning of the big trip
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Recent Examples of rustle
John Werner, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
There are footsteps and rustles — is that a door closing?
—Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Create a Peaceful Atmosphere Environmental stimuli—from summer’s lingering sunsets to fellow campers rustling to twigs snapping in the woods—can disturb your precious sleep.
—Outside Online, 11 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Any time a leaf rustles in the outfield, the AI picks it up.
—John Werner, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
There are footsteps and rustles — is that a door closing?
—Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
Soft, sheer fabrics rustled against the interior walls as Anula surged through the concubine estate.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Create a Peaceful Atmosphere Environmental stimuli—from summer’s lingering sunsets to fellow campers rustling to twigs snapping in the woods—can disturb your precious sleep.
—Outside Online, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rustle
Verb
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Horses graze on nearby land as the smell of manure hangs in the air.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Aug. 2025
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Cranbury, New Jersey — Just steps off a busy road, tucked at the end of a gravel driveway within eyeshot of the New Jersey turnpike, a small herd of cows and goats grazes freely in a grassy, open field.—
Meena Duerson,
CNN Money,
24 July 2025
Verb
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Three live roaches scurried in front counter cabinets with single service items are stored.—
David J. Neal
August 1,
Miami Herald,
1 Aug. 2025
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For more than 70 years, thousands of common wall lizards, known as Lazarus lizards, have scurried across sidewalks and lurked in gardens in Cincinnati.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
Verb
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Thin and bitter dark chocolate bars, individually wrapped to safely stash in the bottom of your tote bag, with cacao nibs that crackle between your teeth, a minor thrill.—
Alex Beggs,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
19 July 2025
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For The King of Kings, telling a story of faith that crackles with life, that connects the Bible to people’s real passions and problems, might have yielded more of a crossover smash—a movie that those outside the faith might also have been curious to see.—
Chris DeVille,
The Atlantic,
6 July 2025
Noun
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Given the sequel’s summer publicity rounds — Sandler mentioned McDonough’s name on the Kelce brothers’ podcast, for one — the whispers around the real-life Happy Gilmore might start earlier than normal when school begins on Sept. 5.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
28 July 2025
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There was—according to the whispers—effectively a button the U.S. could press to control the aircraft bought and operated by recipient countries.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
Verb
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Archer’s first delivery, timed at 87.4mph, hurried the left-handed Jaiswal.—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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The scene from election night On June 24, the night of the most recent meeting, members hurried into the Picnic House to hear the results of the votes.—
Vanessa Romo,
NPR,
7 July 2025
Verb
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There were many calls for Manning to leapfrog Ewers last season and take over the starting role as Texas narrowly squeaked past Texas A&M 17-7 on Nov. 30 and suffered a 22-19 overtime defeat to Georgia the following week in the SEC Championship Game.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 July 2025
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They’re just months removed from trading franchise star Jimmy Butler and barely squeaked into the playoffs as an eighth seed.—
DJ Siddiqi,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
Noun
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By then, whispers that had already become a murmur turned into open chatter.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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His overdubbed bass lines, keyboard vamps and vocal murmurs often sounded like puzzle pieces from other songs.—
Jose Valentino Ruiz,
The Conversation,
13 June 2025
Verb
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Paramedics tried to resuscitate her and rushed her to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead.—
Victoria Moorwood,
The Enquirer,
31 July 2025
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South Korea, which recently dealt with the impeachment of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, rushed with its new leadership to make a deal with the U.S. as the country initially faced a 25% tariff rate against its exports.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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“Rustle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rustle. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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