careened

past tense of careen
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Recent Examples of careened The rocky democratic landscape just seemed to get bumpier as a dramatic year careened toward its end, with mass protests in Mozambique and Georgia, an election annulled in Romania and an attempt to impose martial law in South Korea. Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024 Shoppers scrambled for safety as the vehicle careened for several hundred yards. John Bacon, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024 And long before the season careened off the rails into complete humiliation. Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024 In 2013, when the government careened toward default before raising the debt limit at the last minute, the economy lost 1% of GDP. Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024 The car moved across multiple lanes, clipped another vehicle, struck the outer retention wall then careened back across all lanes of traffic. Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2024 The car erupted into flames, careened across the track like a meteor on a particularly bad day, and came to rest against the wall as little more than a smoldering wreck. Greg Engle, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 Dwight Downer, 60, was fatally hit early Saturday when a BMW driver collided with a pickup truck and then careened into four parked cars near Eastchester Road and Givan Ave. Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 2 Dec. 2024 An intoxicated driver in a Ferrari went off a road in Strawberry and careened into Richardson Bay, police said. Marin Independent Journal, The Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for careened
Verb
  • If you’ve been swayed by the new ad promoting the Apple Watch as a great device to boost your motivation and help keep your new year’s resolutions, then a new sales at Amazon and Best Buy are timely.
    David Phelan, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • An owner seemingly swayed in personnel decisions by video game player rankings.
    Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Initially convinced that Sheri had been abducted, the two staggered onto a nearby highway and flagged down a car for help.
    Johnny Dodd, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The collapse of the Assad Regime in Syria is the latest in a series of political and military defeats that have staggered the Kremlin.
    Daniel Markind, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Richard Arnold, the chief executive whose departure had already been announced, went round the room and shook everyone’s hand, expressing his belief the future at United would be bright.
    Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The camera then cut to Johansson, who shook her head while grimacing.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Those lane changes and other turns all felt slightly weird not because of how the car drove but because of the absence of clicking-turn-signal sounds inside it.
    Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 8 Jan. 2025
  • After he was shot, the victim called 911 and drove to the Texaco station to wait on first responders to arrive, police said in a statement.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Harry and Meghan's house has jumped about 110 percent in value in the same time frame.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • All my heart goes out to my beautiful, brave nephew and the angels (my neighbors) who jumped to my aid and endured the chaos for 45 long minutes on the icy asphalt New Years morning.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Tippett aggressively zipped over to Sillinger and laid him out, upending the young center before making his way to the bench for a line change.
    Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
  • And the quarter-zip top can be zipped all the way up to protect your neck from the elements.
    Nicol Natale, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • There are six monochrome colors to choose from, and the good news for shoppers who find that their pants tend to run too short or too long is that each colorway has the option to choose between a 31- or 29-inch inseam.
    Annita Katee, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Seattle’s offensive line allows a lot of pressure, the team doesn’t run the ball much (or very well) and the quarterback is often in pure passing situations without any misdirection or run threat.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024

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“Careened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/careened. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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