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or speeded
as in hurried
to proceed or move quickly
a bullet train speeding across the lush countryside
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Recent Examples of sped
Volunteers, including McGuire, sped to the shores of Huntington Beach to help.
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Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
The car sped through the streets.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026
The vehicle sped off without stopping.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
That left Young guarded by big man Kyle Filipowski, and Young sped past Filipowski for a driving layup that appeared effortless.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Ed Igoe, the teen sped away after officers tried to stop him.
—Sacbee.com, 5 Mar. 2026
America’s Pioneer 10, the fastest spacecraft ever launched, sped beyond the moon in record time today and streaked on toward the planet Jupiter and an eternal journey through interstellar space.
—Eric Mandel, AJC.com, 3 Mar. 2026
The driver, later identified as Neustadter, was pulled over on northbound Raymond Drive for a traffic offense but sped away when an officer approached the vehicle, the report said.
—Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
SkyCal was overhead as the driver sped down surface streets in the Los Cerritos area.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
The car sped through the streets.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026
The vehicle sped off without stopping.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
That left Young guarded by big man Kyle Filipowski, and Young sped past Filipowski for a driving layup that appeared effortless.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Ed Igoe, the teen sped away after officers tried to stop him.
—Sacbee.com, 5 Mar. 2026
America’s Pioneer 10, the fastest spacecraft ever launched, sped beyond the moon in record time today and streaked on toward the planet Jupiter and an eternal journey through interstellar space.
—Eric Mandel, AJC.com, 3 Mar. 2026
The driver, later identified as Neustadter, was pulled over on northbound Raymond Drive for a traffic offense but sped away when an officer approached the vehicle, the report said.
—Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
SkyCal was overhead as the driver sped down surface streets in the Los Cerritos area.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sped
Verb
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When the wait had become alarmingly long, Lilian and Anna hurried into the woods.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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The men disappeared inside and hurried up to the fifth floor.—
Steven Levingston,
Vanity Fair,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The 2020 Democratic presidential primary, the party's last open nominating contest, featured a rush to the left as candidates raced to embrace far-reaching ideas including Medicare-for-all, the Green New Deal and aggressive taxes on billionaires.—
JEFF STEIN THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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Storms that raced through the area early Friday, with frequent lightning and thunder, are expected to linger into the morning before moving out, the weather service said.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Evacuation orders on Thursday covering entire neighborhoods home to more than half a million people caused mass panic as people rushed to leave.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Earlier this season, UConn coach Geno Auriemma said Sarah Strong plays basketball as though she’s never rushed or sped up.—
Chantel Jennings,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The trip holds serious symbolism for the couple, who last traveled to Australia just five months after their royal nuptials.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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Trade increased, and mail traveled quicker between the countries.—
Julia Buckley,
CNN Money,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Still, Trump’s words drove oil prices back down to roughly $80 per barrel and allowed American stocks to rally before the markets closed.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Mar. 2026
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Cars drove by and many drivers honked their horns in support, waving or raising fists through open windows in solidarity.—
Jodi Bondi Norgaard,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The clatter of rising shutters echoed through the empty streets, the occasional rambler scurried past, along the walls, bundled tightly in his coat, women walked by with milk bottles tucked in shawls wrapped around their chests.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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Tirado scurried to at least half a dozen bags before finding his and pulling out … pickle juice.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Just before the half, with the Panthers leading, 11-0, Steve and Pat trotted onto the field for an extra-point attempt in front of a crowd of about 12,000 in what was then called the Tangerine Bowl.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2026
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From there, letters were ferried by boat and trotted by stagecoach up to North Carolina, where important correspondence was loaded onto a steam locomotive to Virginia.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In California, annual sales of new light-duty zero-emission vehicles jumped 43% in 2022, according to the state’s Energy Commission.—
Blanca Begert,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Palm oil surged as much as 10%, soybean oil jumped and wheat neared a two-year peak, as the war in the Middle East drove energy and fertilizer costs higher and threatened to tighten supplies across agricultural markets.—
Hallie Gu,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Sped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sped. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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