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hurtled

VERB

plunge, charge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collide lunge scoot

STRONG

bump fly push race rush scramble shoot speed spurt tear

WEAK

rush headlong

Antonyms

STRONG

slow walk

Example Sentences

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Pilot Jakob Mandlbauer was stretchered off after the bob hurtled down the track for a good 30 seconds on its side.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

The KSA director general said it was lucky that no significant damage was done when the object hurtled to Earth.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2025

The storm that hurtled through Houston late Thursday surprised a city long accustomed to bouts of serious weather.

From New York Times • May 17, 2024

Simpson expanded his filmography while he played in the NFL, but nothing hurtled him toward massive fame more efficiently than those endorsements.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2024

Then it hurtled out of the firelight and disappeared.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver