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
Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
Brandis watches Robbie die while speeding to the emergency room.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Basting chicken helps to keep it moist while also speeding up the cooking process.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
Authorities say Singh was speeding in a Freightliner truck and was at-fault in the five-car collision.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2025
The next day, Alassmari was caught speeding again and attempted to evade officers a second time.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Soon, the camera cuts to two men trading punches and another leaping overboard before Doechii arrives, speeding up on a jet ski.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
Someone stole a Clear Creek County shuttle bus that was parked in Georgetown on Friday afternoon and took it on a joyride on Interstate 70, speeding through a crash scene and nearly hitting emergency workers in the road.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2025
He was accused of driving recklessly — speeding and passing in a no-passing zone — when the motorist swerved to avoid Lacy and crashed into another vehicle.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 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
Radial is also speeding up training of holiday hires due to new technology that’s simplifying their tasks.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
Brandis watches Robbie die while speeding to the emergency room.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Basting chicken helps to keep it moist while also speeding up the cooking process.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
Authorities say Singh was speeding in a Freightliner truck and was at-fault in the five-car collision.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2025
The next day, Alassmari was caught speeding again and attempted to evade officers a second time.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Soon, the camera cuts to two men trading punches and another leaping overboard before Doechii arrives, speeding up on a jet ski.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
Someone stole a Clear Creek County shuttle bus that was parked in Georgetown on Friday afternoon and took it on a joyride on Interstate 70, speeding through a crash scene and nearly hitting emergency workers in the road.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2025
He was accused of driving recklessly — speeding and passing in a no-passing zone — when the motorist swerved to avoid Lacy and crashed into another vehicle.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speeding
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Bruce Owens, 49, of Paragould, who was driving the Hyundai, and a minor who was riding in the Jeep and not identified in the report were injured, the report says.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
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After the video spread on social media, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a post on X that the arrest came as US Border Patrol was driving around conducting immigration enforcement.—
Josh Campbell,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Pedestrians are hurrying past to find their places on Fifth Avenue, but the girls have a different kind of readiness about them.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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That's why Amazon shoppers are hurrying to grab a soft and fluffy comforter for fall.—
Melody Kazel,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Employers can tap our natural human urge to connect through culture-building and clear organizational purpose – especially during rapid transformation like the AI revolution and other economic pressures.—
Jason Del Rey,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Yet in an apparent reversal, the administration has been racing to rescind some of those firings, leading to even more confusion.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
14 Oct. 2025
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The company is racing to develop the vehicle to help NASA achieve a moon landing planned for 2027.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Edmisten finished with 165 yards rushing and scored two TDs.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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Walker added 81 yards rushing for Tri-County, while O’Brien had 65 yards receiving.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The juice in the running game helped open up the intermediate routes and play-action game.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Both Chase and Higgins had big nights – Chase had 16 catches for 161 yards while Higgins had six catches for 96 yards, a season high – and the running game had its best outing so far this year, with Chase Brown rushing for over 100 yards for the first time this season.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The brand’s latest, which debuted at this year’s China International Motorcycle Trade Exhibition, sports a chunky, cyberpunk-indebted design and bold lighting package that wouldn’t look out of place zipping around a futuristic metropolis.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
15 Oct. 2025
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There were open rings that gave the impression of pearls floating across the hand, multistrand necklaces with smaller darker pearls zipping across in graphic lightning bolts.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Chenal noted that the Lions have playmakers across the field, including speedy receivers on the outside and running backs who must be respected in the ground game.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Nvidia’s speedy chips are at the heart of ChatGPT.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Speeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speeding. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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