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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
District Attorney Nathan Hochman said 33 vehicles safely drove past the area before Bickham sped down the freeway.
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Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Bill Gates and Warren Buffett sped things up with their Giving Pledge, asking billionaire signers to give away their money during their lifetimes.
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Allison Degrushe,
StyleCaster,
29 June 2026
As Garcia opened his door to step out, Denis sped to leave, through the gap between the police car and gas pump.
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Brittany Wallman,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Cash hit Stamps' vehicle, then sped forward and hit Apple, who got caught under the vehicle.
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Annette Beard,
Arkansas Online,
24 June 2026
Dictates his own pace and rarely gets sped up.
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Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 June 2026
The riders sped away after deputies attempted to contact them, reaching speeds of more than 40 mph while riding on a sidewalk, the release said.
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Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
The Mercedes driver also sped off.
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Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2026
Particularly in dance music, which I’ve been involved in for a long time, some of this technology was already being used…so what this has done is sped-up.
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Jeff Benjamin,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Bill Gates and Warren Buffett sped things up with their Giving Pledge, asking billionaire signers to give away their money during their lifetimes.
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Allison Degrushe,
StyleCaster,
29 June 2026
As Garcia opened his door to step out, Denis sped to leave, through the gap between the police car and gas pump.
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Brittany Wallman,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Cash hit Stamps' vehicle, then sped forward and hit Apple, who got caught under the vehicle.
—
Annette Beard,
Arkansas Online,
24 June 2026
Dictates his own pace and rarely gets sped up.
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Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 June 2026
The riders sped away after deputies attempted to contact them, reaching speeds of more than 40 mph while riding on a sidewalk, the release said.
—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
The Mercedes driver also sped off.
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Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2026
Particularly in dance music, which I’ve been involved in for a long time, some of this technology was already being used…so what this has done is sped-up.
—
Jeff Benjamin,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sped
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People rushed for cover under restaurant tables and hurried out of their homes into the streets.
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After a decade of grueling in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments, several miscarriages and successfully passing her 12-week milestone, Crane, who formerly worked as a mental health nurse, hurried to the hospital.
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Immigrants crowded waiting rooms and spilled into hallways as clerks raced to process around 100 people scheduled for an administrative hearing that morning.
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The Kansas City Royals raced out to a quick lead against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium.
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In Panama, people rushed to donate supplies to Venezuela, part of a surge across Latin America to help the stricken country.
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Medics rushed the victim to Harlem Hospital, where he’s expected to survive.
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Luke Russert traveled to foreign countries in grief Russert later attended Boston College and graduated in 2008.
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert sign has traveled from the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York to a restaurant in Southern California.
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O'Hearn doubled twice, including one that drove in a pair in the seventh.
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Bev Hendry, 72, and his brother, Brian Hendry, 67, drove to Miami in a van after attending the two games in Boston along with friends Bob Greig, 70, Steve Docherty, 56, and John Erskine, 77.
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Pip scurried over to take a seat on my foot.
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Lee, who had extended his hitting streak to 16 games the at-bat before, scurried back to first base.
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Joe Biden famously trotted across the road shaking hands and kissing babies during Pittsburgh’s Labor Day parade in 2015.
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About 100 yards to the right, a herd of caribou trotted past.
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Indiana forward Myisha Hines-Allen jumped into the scrum.
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Now, in an Emerson College poll that asked the same question, pessimism had jumped 26 points, to 41%, while optimism had ticked down to 42% − overall, a positive edge of a single point.
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“Sped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sped. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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