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dash

noun as in fast race for short distance

verb as in run very fast for short distance

verb as in break by hitting or throwing violently

verb as in discourage, frustrate

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A riff on a classic tiki cocktail inspired by Vilkhu’s childhood, it combines rum, Campari, fresh lime, falernum, passionfruit liqueur, and homemade roasted mango syrup with a dash of the solution.

With only days remaining in this year’s abbreviated session, senators were allowed Friday to vote on the last-minute dash of legislation remotely.

So the automation of these processes is where the mad dash is regarding the development of technology.

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It hovers over you, dashes briefly into the car, then returns to your face.

Noses raised to catch the wind, the dogs dash across the tall-grass prairie.

Family crests and nicknames are stitched into headrests, colors are specified for seat stitching, veneers are chosen for the dash.

Local and foreign fashionistas will fill the front rows at the very last minute and dash out when the music is still on.

At this point, I decided it would be a good idea to make a mad dash for the vodka.

Pharmaceutical company Ohta Isan has a product called Balenine Dash, which is made from whale and claims to give you energy.

In 2010, Dash filed for divorce from her husband, Emmanuel Xuereb, alleging years of abuse.

Tom leaped on one side; the buffalo-bull turned short round and made another dash at him.

For a second Marius considered whether he might not attempt to elude Garnache by a wild and sudden dash towards his men.

They show to the full the secret of the Marshal's success as a soldier, the blending of ardour with method and dash with caution.

A man throws up his arms and tumbles headlong, but those that live dash on.

But suddenly Jessie drove her paddle deep into the water and sent the canoe in a dash to the landing.

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On this page you'll find 406 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to dash, such as: sprint, birr, bolt, dart, haste, and onset.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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