as in driving
to proceed or move quickly
a bullet train speeding across the lush countryside
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Recent Examples of speeding
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Mitchell Willetts, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
And Staton’s record shows only speeding and traffic tickets.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2025
Court records show Hassan was convicted of speeding a month before the fatal crash.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025
China is speeding its deployment of wind and solar energy.
—ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
Police were investigating whether Reyes was speeding, McMullin said.
—Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
For example, federal employees are required to follow state and local traffic and speeding laws.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
The narrator is still moving into a wind, but there’s at least the brief feeling that the wind comes from speeding forward into an adventure.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
The outlets report that footage of the stunt show posted on social media shows speeding cars spinning on the road with smoke coming from their tailpipes.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
Other snags are purely visual, notably the capper to the scene where King must toss the bag of ransom millions at a specific time and place, from a speeding elevated train.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Rigby has a prior DUI and speeding offense and was previously forced to attend a Mothers Against Drunk Driving victim impact panel, WTVT reported.
—Mitchell Willetts, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
And Staton’s record shows only speeding and traffic tickets.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2025
Court records show Hassan was convicted of speeding a month before the fatal crash.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025
China is speeding its deployment of wind and solar energy.
—ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
Police were investigating whether Reyes was speeding, McMullin said.
—Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
For example, federal employees are required to follow state and local traffic and speeding laws.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
The narrator is still moving into a wind, but there’s at least the brief feeling that the wind comes from speeding forward into an adventure.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
The outlets report that footage of the stunt show posted on social media shows speeding cars spinning on the road with smoke coming from their tailpipes.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speeding
Verb
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While driving - Stick to the middle lanes and stay on elevated ground.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Arsenal have been so used to Saka coming inside onto his left foot, so to have a player who is equally capable of driving down the outside and running along the byline is a new threat.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Before the new regulations, says Annie Inglis, Marine Biology Presenter with Quark, the expedition crew would be hurrying to get guests in Zodiacs to try to get closer to a bear sighting like this.—
Cassidy Randall,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Industry leaders like Epic, Microsoft, Doximity, athenahealth and Oracle have been rolling out new capabilities at a rapid clip.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Bernardo lamented the success teams were having on the break against City after their defeat against Al Hilal in the Club World Cup in July, but City are giving teams a taste of their own medicine, with Haaland leading these rapid attacks.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That show is set on Chandler Ranch, where Bigfoot and friends tackle racing adventures and life lessons.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
23 Sep. 2025
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These launch providers are racing a medley of Chinese rocket builders to become the second company to land and reuse a first stage booster.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The junior quarterback went 5-for-8 passing with 146 yards, while adding 59 yards rushing to go with three total touchdowns as Springfield Central defeated a Catholic Conference nemesis, 28-20.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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Channing Fox had a rushing TD in the first half, and the Eagles saw a seven-point halftime deficit balloon in the third quarter.—
Matt Schubert,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The blocking scheme featured several creative wrinkles and married up well with Canales’ use of pre-snap motion, which helped with the running game and play-action usage.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Sep. 2025
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He’s benefited from a thriving running game too, with Buffalo back James Cook wracking up 284 yards on the ground and four scores.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That included the final dagger, as Mahomes looked off a pass to Kelce before zipping a 5-yard touchdown pass to Thornton in the back of the end zone.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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Colbert then fell silent and mimed zipping his lips shut.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In that time, the president may press forward with his plan unless the court issues a speedy decision.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Readers praised it for speedy, 20-minute check-ins and free Wi-Fi.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Speeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speeding. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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