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Recent Examples of speedster
Another speedster, Morabito had an impressive showing in the Arizona Fall League over the offseason.
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
The actor, now reteaming with Flash costar Ben Affleck in this weekend's The Rip, made her feature film debut as Kara Zor-El/Supergirl in Andy Muschietti's beleaguered take on the DC speedster starring Ezra Miller, who was mired in legal controversy during the run-up to its release.
—Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Jan. 2026
After the half, Bama had the ball and opened with a screen pass to Ryan Williams with two blockers in front of him, but IU safety Devan Boykin beat the block of tight end Josh Cuevas to bring down the Tide’s speedster 2 yards behind the line.
—Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
The Cowboys deployed top two receivers CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens on the outsides while speedster KaVontae Turpin was put in the slot.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Dec. 2025
Rohrer caught a game-high nine passes for 236 yards and diminutive speedster Jalen Reed had a team-high 52 yards rushing on four carries.
—Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 20 Dec. 2025
The speedster returned the punt for a touchdown and Darnold connected with Cooper Kupp on the two-point conversion to cut the Rams lead in half and set up a dramatic final eight minutes of regulation.
—Frank Nunns Oconnell, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
On his only attempt last week at Dallas, the speedster returned a kick 33 yards to the 46, but the Chiefs couldn’t take advantage of that favorable field position and had to punt.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Dec. 2025
As recently as three seasons ago, speedster guard Ja Morant was considered one of the NBA's best young stars, and his Memphis Grizzlies were considered rising contenders.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
The actor, now reteaming with Flash costar Ben Affleck in this weekend's The Rip, made her feature film debut as Kara Zor-El/Supergirl in Andy Muschietti's beleaguered take on the DC speedster starring Ezra Miller, who was mired in legal controversy during the run-up to its release.
—Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Jan. 2026
After the half, Bama had the ball and opened with a screen pass to Ryan Williams with two blockers in front of him, but IU safety Devan Boykin beat the block of tight end Josh Cuevas to bring down the Tide’s speedster 2 yards behind the line.
—Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
The Cowboys deployed top two receivers CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens on the outsides while speedster KaVontae Turpin was put in the slot.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Dec. 2025
Rohrer caught a game-high nine passes for 236 yards and diminutive speedster Jalen Reed had a team-high 52 yards rushing on four carries.
—Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 20 Dec. 2025
The speedster returned the punt for a touchdown and Darnold connected with Cooper Kupp on the two-point conversion to cut the Rams lead in half and set up a dramatic final eight minutes of regulation.
—Frank Nunns Oconnell, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
On his only attempt last week at Dallas, the speedster returned a kick 33 yards to the 46, but the Chiefs couldn’t take advantage of that favorable field position and had to punt.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Dec. 2025
As recently as three seasons ago, speedster guard Ja Morant was considered one of the NBA's best young stars, and his Memphis Grizzlies were considered rising contenders.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speedster
Noun
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Use frozen beef crumbles for an even speeder recipe.—
Amanda Stanfield,
Southern Living,
28 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, Volonort Airbike takes cues from Star Wars, resembling a speeder bike capable of reaching 124 mph through jet propulsion.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The Dolphins could use some run-stuffing reinforcements such as Hunter, someone who isn’t much of a pass rusher but eats up space and figures to serve as an effective early-down player.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Jan. 2026
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In the release, the Chargers noted that Miami's '23 offense was just the 18th in NFL history to have a 4,000-yard passer, two 1,000-yard receivers and a 1,000-yard rusher.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Speedster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speedster. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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