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as in hustle
excited and often showy or disorderly speed
after all her hurry to get her report done on time, Elizabeth learned that it wasn't due till the following week
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as in speed
a high rate of movement or performance
a person who does everything in a hurry
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as in commotion
a state of noisy, confused activity
in all the hurry of the modern world, people tend to forget what's really important
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as in to rush
to cause to move or proceed fast or faster
the new nurses were hurried through the orientation program because they were so desperately needed on the ward
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as in to scurry
to proceed or move quickly
if we hurry, we'll make the four o'clock train
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Recent Examples of hurry
Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2025
Trying to implement changes in a hurry can have disastrous results.
—Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025
Beren Cross, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
These deals won't be around forever, so hurry up and add these to your cart!
—Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 7 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Things got more heated in a hurry as Aviles was ejected, leading to an NYCFC equalizer by Mitja Ilenic.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2025
Trying to implement changes in a hurry can have disastrous results.
—Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
Georginio Rutter hurried back from hernia surgery to start.
—Beren Cross, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
These deals won't be around forever, so hurry up and add these to your cart!
—Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurry
Noun
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Booth glamorizes the hustle, but Lincoln lived the dangers.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
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But remember, not all opportunities are worth the hustle.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
refinery29.com,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Focus on speed without sacrificing quality or impact.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Fishermen’s, which is now designed to withstand the wind speeds of a Category 5 hurricane, offers specialized services such as 24/7 emergency care with nine emergency department beds.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In the security footage, which amassed over 1.2 million views, one cat ran up the stairs frightened after hearing a commotion coming in the closet under the stairs.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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Individual pregame warmups wrap up and a certain member of the Charlotte Hornets exits the court heading toward the tunnel, causing a commotion among throngs of onlookers hoping for a keepsake signature or snapshot.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Jan. 2025
Verb
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As gunshots rained down and throngs of terrified parade-goers ran in all directions, Dr. David Baum rushed to render aid.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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Harris has four straight years of 17 starts and 1,000 rushing yards to open his career.—
Vic Tafur,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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And as the pay has shrunk, RSNs and their team and league partners are now scurrying to at least get more eyeballs.—
Evan Drellich,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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Rats scurry across the halls, smuggled in inadvertently between the folds of a homeless man’s clothes.—
Inkoo Kang,
The New Yorker,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Many of the people who were fired were already reinstated, and every decision has been made with haste and justified with misinformation.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2025
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From a single egg eaten in haste to opulent meals shared freely, Reichert charts her family’s passage through brutality and antisemitism toward a greater understanding of the past.—
Norman Weinstein,
The Christian Science Monitor,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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As application intelligence evolves, agents are processing this data at higher velocity, with a heightened level of fidelity and managing new types of multi-modal inputs like text, images, voice, and sensor data.—
Andrew Davidson,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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That was the velocity, in miles per hour, on 14 of Joe Boyle’s 20 fastballs.—
John Romano,
Orlando Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Celebrities excluded from the Oscars In Memoriam tribute is causing a stir online.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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The $400 million item in the procurement document caused a stir.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Hurry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurry. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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