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as in sped
to proceed or move quickly
the probe hurtled through space to its destination: Jupiter
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as in threw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
competitors taking turns hurtling their javelins down the field
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Recent Examples of hurtled
SkyCal was overhead as the car hurtled along the 10 Freeway heading west, flying past other cars and erratically changing lanes.
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Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
The infamous object known as 3I/ATLAS, believed to be a comet originating from outside Earth's solar system, is suspected of having hurtled through space at breathtaking speeds for billions of years.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
For a man who once hurtled through the windshield of his car following a bender, this was a testimony.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
The fire hurtled towards homes, prompted evacuations and created massive smoke plumes visible from downtown Boise.
—Idaho Statesman, 4 Oct. 2025
Thief nabbed at empty church lot As patrol cars hurtled toward the yellow arches on Main Street, Officer Tony Adkins noticed a car in Mount Moriah’s Church parking lot.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
Alexandrova, who was in the passenger seat, suffered a head injury when the animal hurtled through the windshield and into the cabin of the car, her husband told the outlet.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurtled
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The Toyota crashed, and the Charger sped away, according to court records.—
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His arm was pinned into the back window of a car as a suspect sped away, dragging him across the pavement for about 100 yards, according to court documents.—
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Ponds read Moore’s eyes the whole way and when Moore threw the ball to the left side, Ponds jumped the route and sauntered 25 yards into the end zone.—
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Indiana's Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Fernando Mendoza threw five touchdown passes, improving his case to be the top pick in the upcoming NFL Draft.—
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Schyler Dethorne raced 68-yards for a TD and Belton tallied scoring runs of six and 52-yards, as Alvarado held a 28-3 lead after the opening quarter.—
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Much of CoreWeave’s utility has come from offering readily available compute as those companies raced to scale up their own operations.—
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Reluctant to give up their makeshift homes and livelihoods, many hid or hurled abuse at the authorities.—
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The reports indicated that derogatory and racial remarks were hurled toward Metcalf.—
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Tirado scurried to at least half a dozen bags before finding his and pulling out … pickle juice.—
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The voles scurried away when the little nightingale tried to sing, though not out of cruelty.—
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With a lightning-speed motion, Pedro tossed a cord around the foreman’s neck.—
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Someone else got that treasure but Keeney and his family went back for Game 7 and, at the end of batting practice, Brian Harper tossed Keeney his batting glove.—
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Rafiq thanked the shopkeeper and hurried out of the bazaar’s maze-like structure to find his car.—
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Caracas, Venezuela — The morning after US forces bombed Caracas, dragged President Nicolás Maduro out of bed, carted him over the Caribbean and installed him in a Brooklyn jail, many Venezuelans hurried to the grocery store.—
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Posing on the floor with one arm flung over her head, the mom-of-one modeled a red polka dot bra and undies set with a matching red shrug sweater.—
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At one point, Bulls wing Isaac Okoro flung halfcourt shots behind his back like Benny the Bull.—
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“Hurtled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurtled. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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