barreling 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of barrelingnext
as in rushing

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barreling

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verb

variants or barrelling
present participle of barrel
as in speeding
to proceed or move quickly faced with a firm deadline, we barreled through the project at a furious pace

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barreling
  1. rapid
  2. running
  3. zipping
  4. swift
  5. whirlwind
  6. flying
  7. driving
  8. speedy
Adjective
  • With the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare, this call to action has never been more critical and urgent today.
    Ed Gaudet, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center announced on Wednesday that a new G4-magnitude solar storm is imminent following a recent solar flare and a rapid coronal mass ejection headed toward Earth.
    Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of rapid
Adjective
  • Fields was a greater running threat than Wilson, but Pittsburgh’s ground game hasn’t taken a notable step back since the quarterback switch.
    Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Now at 16, his rise as one of the state’s best 8-man running backs has offered him not only opportunities to play in front of college programs, but also the freedom to grow socially.
    BENJAMIN ROYER, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of running
Verb
  • Most novelists freely pump the gas and the brakes, zipping through the boring bits to get to the good ones, but his pacing is remorselessly steady, the metronome locked at 60, one second per second.
    Lev Grossman, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Quanta Magazine caught up with him a couple of times this year over Zoom to hear why space-time might be fundamental after all, and what the symmetries of the particles zipping around in it might suggest.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
Definition of zipping
Adjective
  • But no one expected the swift advance of the forces toward Aleppo.
    SARAH EL DEEB THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
  • For brands, these events underscore the importance of transparency, accountability, and swift communication.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of swift
Adjective
  • The new pictures come after Brittany and Patrick returned back home to the U.S. from their whirlwind European trip to several countries including Spain, Portugal, Italy, England, Switzerland and the Netherlands.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 11 July 2024
  • In a whirlwind 24 hours last week, Jenni Trilik and Marcus Contaldo went from being $216,000 in debt and the owners of nearly 30,000 bags of unsold coffee to utterly overwhelmed with support.
    Tatyana Turner, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2023
Definition of whirlwind
Adjective
  • Advertisement One of his first flying jobs was towing advertising banners, first in Florida and then in Southern California out of the Compton airport.
    Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Hundreds of flights to and from UK airports were cancelled on what was projected to be the busiest flying day since 2019, and the Government convened its COBR crisis response.
    The Week UK, theweek, 27 July 2024
Definition of flying
Verb
  • The driving rats project has opened new and unexpected doors in my behavioral neuroscience research lab.
    Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Modern cars have almost unilaterally replaced dashboards full of tactile knobs with sleek, iPad-like digital displays, despite concerns these alluring devices might be making distracted driving worse.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of driving
Adjective
  • Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office suggested a much speedier timeline for the upcoming round of motions and replies, asking that Trump file his request promptly and that prosecutors be allowed to respond by Dec. 9, the date Merchan granted.
    Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Trabuco Hills received an early spark from speedy wide receiver Emma Ortiz.
    Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
Definition of speedy
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