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as in trotted
to go at a pace faster than a walk
one sprinter dashed to the finish line in record-breaking time
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as in hurried
to proceed or move quickly
we dashed about in a panic, trying to get everything organized before the guests were scheduled to arrive
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as in threw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
she dashed water in his face in an attempt to wake him up
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as in splattered
to wet or soil by striking with something liquid or mushy
our clothes were dashed with the mud of passing cars
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as in depressed
to make sad
she's always dashed by the failure of her matchmaking efforts
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Recent Examples of dashed
George Russell dashed through Mercedes’ hospitality building, heading toward the media pen dressed in a white puffer jacket.
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Madeline Coleman, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Several of these progressives are privately discussing the need to distance themselves from the mayor, saying their hopes that Johnson’s term would be a turning-point moment for the city have been dashed.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2024
Continue reading … DEMOCRATIZE THE PARTY – Hard-line GOP effort to decentralize Senate leader authority dashed by McConnell ally.
—Fox News, 18 Oct. 2024
However, when Chinese authorities hosted a press conference Tuesday, hopes for yet more stimulus were dashed.
—Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Madeline Coleman, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Several of these progressives are privately discussing the need to distance themselves from the mayor, saying their hopes that Johnson’s term would be a turning-point moment for the city have been dashed.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2024
Continue reading … DEMOCRATIZE THE PARTY – Hard-line GOP effort to decentralize Senate leader authority dashed by McConnell ally.
—Fox News, 18 Oct. 2024
However, when Chinese authorities hosted a press conference Tuesday, hopes for yet more stimulus were dashed.
—Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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If the wax splattered onto walls or table linens, warm the wax with a hairdryer and wipe off as much as possible with a clean cloth.Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
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Two more photos depict the pigeon’s unfortunate end—bleeding from a slit in its neck, leaving droplets of blood splattered on the falconer’s pristine thawb.M. Z. Adnan, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2024
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The nuclear-capable missile was fired from the southern Chinese province of Hainan and its dummy warhead splashed down in the South Pacific Ocean.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Bird flu can be contracted when drinking raw milk from an infected cow, when raw milk from an infected cow is splashed into the eyes, nose or mouth, or by touching the eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands after contact with raw milk from an infected cow.Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
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The controversial Corporate Transparency Act seems to be getting closer to being completely tossed on legal grounds, writes Forbes’ Kelly Phillips Erb.Megan Poinski, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Shortly after tipoff, Green played peacemaker after Edwards tossed down Jonathan Kuminga after a steal for a technical foul.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
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The Black Knights run the highest percentage of run concepts using outside zone and man.Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Founder Margiela retired in 2009, and the label was run by an anonymous team (one that for a time included Bottega Veneta creative director Matthieu Blazy) until Galliano’s appointment.Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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Last year, at the end of a 12-hour shift, his legs were hurting when a child hurled himself onto his lap.Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Each side hurled flagpoles and fists at one another in an incident which triggered days of violence across Canada and led to multiple arrests.Lex Harvey, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
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Survivors say abandonment creates scars that run deeper and take longer to heal than physical damage.Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
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With processor running, add hot cream mixture; continue processing 1 minute.Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
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Social media was flooded with videos of people emerging dazed and dishevelled from Assad’s state prisons, in many ways the most potent symbol of his rule, which had been flung open by opposition forces.Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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The ray spiders flung their webs when the tuning fork was farther away than the mosquitos had been.Ari Daniel, NPR, 6 Dec. 2024
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But that hasn't worried Republicans, who will have a 53-47 majority in the Senate next year.Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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But speeding up permitting could be met with opposition from groups worried about environmental impacts, public safety, health and other issues raised by some industries.Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Dashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dashed. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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