- present tense form of rush (3rd person singular).
rushes
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The new levy -- coming just weeks before the Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Christmas season shopping rushes -- will be on top of the EU's three-euro fee on small parcels.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
Mi-ok rushes outside, where her wedding ring falls off, and a man who has just pulled up in the parking lot turns on his headlights and finds it for her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Desrosiers erupted for 118 yards on nine rushes, including a 34-yard touchdown run in the fourth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Downpours from intense summer thunderstorms can fall faster than the water can soak into the ground and, instead, it rushes over the surface, leading to flash flooding.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Behind Nessa, fire rushes downward from above, toward our ledge.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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