as in offence
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings
the darts flew fast and furiously when the two former friends bumped into each other at the party
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as in to flit
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
the housefly darted about the room until it found an open window and flew out
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Recent Examples of dart
Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
The Olympic gymnast and Chicago Bears safety enjoyed a night out with a game of darts that included a skillful shot to the bullseye and a celebration routine.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024
Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 26 Oct. 2024
My heart is hammering, my eyes darting, my thighs and back now biologically indistinguishable from the couch.
—Evan Waite, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Mixed among those 284 throws were a number of darts delivered into impossibly narrow windows, exactly the sort of precision passes Riley expects.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
The Olympic gymnast and Chicago Bears safety enjoyed a night out with a game of darts that included a skillful shot to the bullseye and a celebration routine.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024
Verb
Elsewhere onscreen, dart your eyes toward another frame with Richard and Margaret, or Richard’s parents (played by Paul Bettany and Kelly Reilly) in a moment of ecstasy or, more likely, one of their rows.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 26 Oct. 2024
My heart is hammering, my eyes darting, my thighs and back now biologically indistinguishable from the couch.
—Evan Waite, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
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Our days here consisted of flitting between the various pools and the beach, trying out the multiple restaurants, and simply wandering the gorgeous botanic gardens that make up the grounds between the mountain and the Mediterranean.Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2024
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Their movement was sensual but assertive, bordering on violent, flitting between slow body rolls and athletic thrusts.Coralie Kraft, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2024
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There was also the larger error of anointing Harris without political competition — an insult to the democratic process that handed the nomination to a candidate who, as some of us warned at the time, was exceptionally weak.Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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But what garnered the most attention were a comedian’s insults of Puerto Rico, Trump’s violent rhetoric about a political opponent and a comment about women.Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2024
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My heart was fluttering strongly on and off for about four hours.Scott Kramer, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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This is key, as stripers often stun their prey then swing around and gobble up the dead and dying bunker fluttering to the bottom.Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 Oct. 2024
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In the height of the singer-songwriter era, when earnest autobiographical confessions were prized as tokens of authenticity, Newman’s use of sarcasm and unlikable protagonists was an act of literary radicalism in pop music.David Hajdu, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
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Original cast member Chevy Chase first took the seat back in 1975, bringing his sarcasm and deadpan humor to the segment.Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
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As an intimacy grows between Cassie and Bryan, Berryman again dances with shadows of Blanche and Stanley, but with all the hatred removed, the poisons of class and time and gender drained away.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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The tight end hung out in the VIP tent with Swift's mom Andrea during the show, dancing with her, which fans captured on video and shared on social media.Hedy Phillips, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Mandira and Mallika trade barbs or giggle together maniacally, seemingly at random, or it’s all revealed to be a dream.Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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After months of trading barbs, now both sides are making nice.Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Other horror flicks for the actress included 1933’s The Vampire Bat and Mystery of the Wax Museum and 1934’s Black Moon.Victoria Edel, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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There are two other Christmasy flicks coming to the platform that holiday hounds will want to keep tabs on.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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And Americans who have flown private before are three times more likely to trust private pilots over commercial ones.Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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In December, the developers flew Smith, Owens and an unidentified witness to Florida on a private jet for a meeting on a yacht.Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Dart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dart. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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