highball

verb

Definition of highballnext
as in to speed
to proceed or move quickly trying to make up for lost time, the train just highballed through the station without stopping

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for highball
  1. speed
  2. race
  3. rush
  4. hurry
  5. fly
  6. travel
  7. zip
  8. scurry
Verb
  • The album went on to sped 10 total weeks atop the chart.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Ohio lawmakers introduced a bill that same month to close a legal loophole and speed up the process of evicting squatters.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of speed
Verb
  • He was called up after Tuesday’s 5-3 loss to Philadelphia and raced to Columbus the next morning for practice.
    Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
  • But Manchin raced across town from a previous engagement to deliver the fatal blow, 50-49.
    Axios, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of race
Verb
  • Seattle scored over 20 points for the first time since Week 7 and rushed for a season-high 176 yards, led by Charbonnet, who had a career-high 134 yards and a pair of first-half touchdowns starting in place of Kenneth Walker III (calf).
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The sophomore quarterback rushed for 97 yards in win over Bakersfield Christian.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of rush
Verb
  • This past weekend, families, dragging wheelie bags and carrying blankets, were hurrying in both directions.
    Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Kraven the Hunter couldn’t be hurried along in reshoots and rewrites.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of hurry
Verb
  • And didn't realize that their seven children were going to be traumatized into the therapist's couch for 10 years over the flying monkeys and the witch.
    Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The 30-year-old Hawaii native was flying from Maui to N.Y.C. with a connection at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Nov. 8.
    Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of fly
Verb
  • Second, food now travels very far before reaching consumers: The average distance a typical food item travels is 1,500 to 2,500 miles before being bought.
    Vaclav Smil, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The pair share an inextricable bond, tied by a dark secret, even as Sula leaves to travel the country.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of travel
Verb
  • Later, Dylan zips off on his hog as Seeger waves him goodbye.
    Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Scooters zip through the streets, vendors loudly hawk their wares at outdoor markets, street musicians play old songs, the smell of pizza and all kinds of fried delicacies wafts in the air, and laundry hanging off of balconies flutters in the wind.
    Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of zip
Verb
  • Unless there is a shark approaching you, in which case scurry sideways like a crab.
    Viktoria Shulevich, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Chris Norris October 30, 2024 7:08 AM EDT Sphero’s 2018 Bolt—a baseball-sized orb that could be programmed to roll and scurry around—offered students a visceral experience in early coding.
    Chris Norris, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of scurry
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