1
as in rushed
to cause to move or proceed fast or faster
the museum guide kept whisking us along, telling us there was much more we had to see
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2
as in flowed
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
now that the highway has been widened, traffic just whisks along
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as in sped
to proceed or move quickly
whisked through the crowd and delivered the urgent message
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Recent Examples of whisked
Sarah Dessen’s sweet summer romances whisked me away and taught me about love.
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Before interpreting for film professionals, she had never been whisked to places like the Chateau Marmont.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Soon after, a French evacuation plane landed in Paris, where it was met by emergency vehicles that whisked passengers to hospitals.
—Iain Sullivan, Fortune, 10 May 2026
Just like that Bolles was whisked away.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 9 May 2026
The pair even took a turn through the tunnel themselves that day, riding in the queen’s Rolls-Royce as it was whisked through aboard the train.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
Arrive at the Old Town station and be whisked off to your accommodations with Downtown Dasher’s golf cart.
—Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Boise State’s athletic department will transition to the reinvigorated Pac-12 Conference this summer, meaning Mountain West logos dotted around the university will quickly be whisked away in place of Pac-12 logos — that includes on the Broncos’ famous blue turf.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 29 Apr. 2026
Soon, a few of us were whisked away for a private tour of the hustle-and-bustle production set.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Before interpreting for film professionals, she had never been whisked to places like the Chateau Marmont.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Soon after, a French evacuation plane landed in Paris, where it was met by emergency vehicles that whisked passengers to hospitals.
—Iain Sullivan, Fortune, 10 May 2026
Just like that Bolles was whisked away.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 9 May 2026
The pair even took a turn through the tunnel themselves that day, riding in the queen’s Rolls-Royce as it was whisked through aboard the train.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
Arrive at the Old Town station and be whisked off to your accommodations with Downtown Dasher’s golf cart.
—Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Boise State’s athletic department will transition to the reinvigorated Pac-12 Conference this summer, meaning Mountain West logos dotted around the university will quickly be whisked away in place of Pac-12 logos — that includes on the Broncos’ famous blue turf.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 29 Apr. 2026
Soon, a few of us were whisked away for a private tour of the hustle-and-bustle production set.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whisked
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Later, the Moon squares Mars in Aries, which can make reactions feel rushed.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
7 May 2026
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As Vietnamese refugees arrived in large numbers in the United States, publishers rushed to release a slew of books to help children understand and accept their new neighbors.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
7 May 2026
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The United States could create safe-looking assets foreign investors wanted, but its financial system did not always allocate the incoming capital productively; too much flowed into housing, leverage, and complex securities whose risks were badly mispriced.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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This song came straight from the heart; everything flowed during its production.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
10 May 2026
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Sam El-Said and his wife were riding scooters after a date night along the boardwalk when a swarm of several dozen teenagers on e-bikes sped by them.—
Rina Nakano,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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The scaled down and sped up microhubs that are designed to handle 30-minute orders represent another step in Amazon’s pursuit.—
Anne D’Innocenzio,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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The intense recruitment drive has accelerated since January, reflecting the increasingly crucial role of drone warfare in the conflict, now into its fifth year.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
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Plans for how the offense, defense and special teams were going to look needed to be accelerated.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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The white objects sometimes streaked across the screen in less than a second, while others slowly glided through the air or were followed by the camera.—
Seung Min Kim,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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The white objects sometimes streaked across the screen in less than a second, while others slowly glided through the air or were followed by the camera.—
Seung Min Kim,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Remembering Ted Turner, an American original Ted Turner, the brash, visionary entrepreneur who founded CNN, transformed cable television, raced yachts in the America's Cup, and became one of America's leading conservationists, died May 6 at 87.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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The California fan, Andrea Esperanza Martinez, raced up to her idol.—
Leena Tailor,
Rolling Stone,
8 May 2026
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The differences between racial attitudes in America and those in Britain both pushed and pulled him out of his home country, but America needed that gift less than Britain did.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool did it by having Jordan Henderson drop from the right side of midfield to cover the space when Alexander-Arnold pushed up from full-back.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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By then, 34 other passengers had departed the vessel, which first sailed from the South American country of Argentina in March, with stops in the Antarctic and other locations before heading to waters off Cape Verde near the coast of West Africa.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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The ship then sailed for the port of Praia in Cape Verde, but was denied permission to dock.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Whisked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whisked. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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