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coursed

VERB

flow; run

Synonyms

STRONG

career chase dart dash follow gallop gush hasten hunt hurry hustle pursue race rush scamper scoot scurry speed spring stream surge tumble

Antonyms

STRONG

dally dawdle delay ignore neglect procrastinate rest retreat run away shun slow wait

Example Sentences

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If you throw in the rhetorical brilliance, the heart and the boundless wit that coursed through his greatest works, his pre-eminence is hard to challenge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

Overflowing rivers coursed through villages, sweeping away homes, roads and bridges and triggering landslides.

From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025

Then she had to take sweet tea off the menu at her roadside snack shop as saltwater coursed out of her faucets.

From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2023

As Wales grew in confidence and imposed themselves on the match, a sense of belief coursed around Cardiff City Stadium.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2023

Another cold twinge coursed through Aru, waking her up.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi