sped

verb

variants or speeded
Definition of spednext
past tense of speed
as in hurried
to proceed or move quickly a bullet train speeding across the lush countryside

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Recent Examples of sped Kevitt lost his right leg in a 2013 hit-and-run collision in Griffith Park while riding his bicycle after the car sped off and dragged him down a freeway onramp. — Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026 Police say Wright sped up and drove toward them, striking the man so hard that he was sent into the air before landing on the roadway. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026 But Nikbakht says her brothers have been held without a proper trial for months and that their case – and their sentencing – was sped up after the war between the US and Iran began. — Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 15 July 2026 Some samples were even sped up to make soul shouters sound like chipmunks. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 14 July 2026 Price increases eased significantly by 2024, but sped up in recent months as the Iran war choked off global oil supply. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 14 July 2026 In response, the driver sped off, leading officers through parts of Lyon Township, Milford, Wixom, Highland Township and Rose Township. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 13 July 2026 Bill Gates and Warren Buffett sped things up with their Giving Pledge, asking billionaire signers to give away their money during their lifetimes. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 11 July 2026 Early investigation details indicate the crash happened as a Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle sped southbound on Interstate 29. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sped
  1. hurried
  2. raced
  3. rushed
  4. traveled
  5. drove
  6. scurried
  7. trotted
  8. jumped
Verb
  • Joe and Julius hurried ahead and instantly found a blood trail.
    — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026
  • RockHounds players and training staff hurried to tend to Lasko, and Taylor dropped to one knee near the warning track.
    — Zach Powell, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of hurried
Verb
  • Huffy, a brand once dismissed by some but historically durable and even Olympic-raced, has successfully reinvented itself in the e-bike market.
    — William Roberson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Right fielder Wilyer Abreu raced home, tying the game at 4-4.
    — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of raced
Verb
  • Members of the community rushed to support the toddler’s family after his death, Atlanta News First reported at the time.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
  • Water rushed in through the openings, and the ship foundered so quickly that most of the 500 men onboard were lost.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026
Definition of rushed
Verb
  • Mohammad Taj, who travelled to Delhi from neighboring Haryana state, and whose face was badly bruised in the Monday crackdown, said the march heading to parliament had been peaceful.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • Coronilla Durán traveled from his hometown of San Luis de la Paz, in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, to Atlanta to visit family and friends, according to Isaret Jeffers, founder of Colectivo Arbol, a farmworkers advocacy group.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Definition of traveled
Verb
  • Tribal members drove around in a beat-up Buick flinging matches out the window.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
  • Giant armored bulldozers—now Caterpillar model D9—stabbed their front blades into the ground and drove forward, flipping fields and shaving off orchards.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Definition of drove
Verb
  • One rainy afternoon in August, Jean Booth scurried up the stairs of a nondescript Thai restaurant tucked into a strip mall off the highway, shook out her blue, shoulder-length hair and took out her phone.
    — Juliet Linderman, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • The plane stopped, passengers scurried to the terminal and airport employees climbed up on the wings trying to keep the airliner from blowing away.
    — Dan Kelly July 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
Definition of scurried
Verb
  • Ohtani trotted home on his bad knee – which will prevent him from pitching indefinitely but not hitting – when Freddie Freeman dumped a two-out, two-strike RBI single into center field.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 20 July 2026
  • Joe Biden famously trotted across the road shaking hands and kissing babies during Pittsburgh’s Labor Day parade in 2015.
    — Salena Zito, Washington Post, 1 July 2026
Definition of trotted
Verb
  • Jacy Jayne Before the match started, Fatal Influence jumped Tiffany Stratton, but Brie Bella hit the ring and made the save.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • Oil prices have jumped as fighting has intensified in recent days, and more war would deliver another shock to global markets.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 18 July 2026
Definition of jumped

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