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lightning
noun as in electrical discharge
Strong matches
Weak match
Example Sentences
In the early ’60s, Shepard escaped to New York and with lightning speed infiltrated off-Broadway, inspired by Samuel Beckett, Edward Albee and a host of experimental playwrights.
The armed group's lightning offensive saw it capture the key eastern cities of Goma and Bukavu, just over the border with Rwanda.
It wasn’t until the first flash of lightning that Roz finally called it quits.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, but they temporarily stayed the decision pending the Supreme Court appeal, which was accepted by the justices with lightning speed.
The Home Office removed the need to consult local authorities about hotel use in 2020 and they've become lightning rods for protests.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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