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as in rushed
to cause to move or proceed fast or faster
the museum guide kept whisking us along, telling us there was much more we had to see
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as in flowed
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
now that the highway has been widened, traffic just whisks along
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as in sped
to proceed or move quickly
whisked through the crowd and delivered the urgent message
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Recent Examples of whisked
His security detail whisked him into hiding.
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Christa Case Bryant, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2024
Christa Case Bryant, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whisked
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The Democratic-leaning Latino groups pushed back on that narrative, citing their own polling.Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Birds who pushed the door to the right were transferred into aviaries where the resident birds were pushing the door on the left and vice versa.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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The company is pursuing accelerated approval for this candidate but reported delays due to manufacturing issues with the CELLECTRA 5PSP device.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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And, after the murder of George Floyd and the resulting prominence of the Black Lives Matter movement, institutions and individuals alike had accelerated the shift in their appetites.Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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Julie Le Roux As Hurricane Helene swept through McDowell County in western North Carolina, John Norwood and his fiancé Julie Le Roux had sought refuge at a neighbor’s home.Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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The Astros were eliminated from the playoffs by the upstart Kansas City Royals, who swept the Astros in a two-games—in Houston.Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Hairstylist Marissa Marino, who often works with Gomez, parted the star's hair slightly to the side, blew it out straight, and slicked it down, tucking both front sections behind her ears and flipping the ends out in upturned wings that just barely brushed her collarbones.Kara Nesvig, Allure, 21 Oct. 2024
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Hairstylist Marissa Marino, who often works with Gomez, parted the star's hair slightly to the side, blew it out straight, and slicked it down, tucking both front sections behind her ears and flipping the ends out in upturned wings that just barely brushed her collarbones.Kara Nesvig, Allure, 21 Oct. 2024
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In July, a cub of last year’s champion, 128 Grazer, slipped over the falls and was washed into Chunk’s path.Erin Donaghue, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
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In the Americas, revenues slipped 1 percent, but were up 6 percent in Europe and flat in Asia.Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2024
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The 35-year-old and his younger brother then drove around 700 miles south to search for their father.Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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Imposing harsher punishment on repeat offenders drove that support, far outweighing voters’ desire to increase overall prosecutions or deter future crime, the survey found.Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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Shares in Hong Kong jumped while most other markets in Asia and Europe eked out small gains.Ian Mount, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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Her follower count jumped from 6,000 to over 1 million people in just seven days.CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Whisked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whisked. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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