as in rushed
acting or done with excessive or careless speed
hurried shoppers who grab the wrong items ate a hurried meal
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as in accelerated
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 scurried
to proceed or move quickly
if we hurry, we'll make the four o'clock train
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Recent Examples of hurried
Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2024
Failure to do so will condemn Washington to a hurried and poorly thought-through approach to ending the war—a mistake the United States has made in every serious conflict it has become embroiled in since 1945.
—Thomas R. Pickering, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2023
Russian authorities charged her with disseminating false information about Russia's military before sentencing her to six and a half years in prison in a hurried, secret trial in July of this year.
—Arden Farhi, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2024
The City Charter is too important to change through a hurried, cynical, and politically-motivated process.
—Donna Lieberman, New York Daily News, 18 July 2024
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The hurried nature of the plotting means that many of its highest-profile supporting actors — Ejogo, Brown, Michael Kelly, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Theo Rossi — are underserved.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2024
Failure to do so will condemn Washington to a hurried and poorly thought-through approach to ending the war—a mistake the United States has made in every serious conflict it has become embroiled in since 1945.
—Thomas R. Pickering, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2023
Russian authorities charged her with disseminating false information about Russia's military before sentencing her to six and a half years in prison in a hurried, secret trial in July of this year.
—Arden Farhi, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2024
The City Charter is too important to change through a hurried, cynical, and politically-motivated process.
—Donna Lieberman, New York Daily News, 18 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurried
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Don’t be too slow or too hasty to change; instead, take an agile approach to service evolution.Agur Jõgi, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Caleb, once away, makes a hasty escape, this time in a truck, and before Athena can stop Sparks, the probie has jumped onto the back of the vehicle.Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 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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Initial speculation had pointed to a 2025 launch date for any such moving of fixtures in La Liga, but that process appears to have been accelerated.Sam Leveridge, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Both are forces of nature — Bug in an impulsive sense and Bird in a more literal manner that hints of something otherworldly about his existence.Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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The dread of impulsive and cataclysmic decisions in a second Trump term and thousands of federal appointments based on fealty and ideology rather than competence is met on the other side by fears that Vice President Harris won’t make meaningful personnel changes or any new or different decisions.Ryan Craig, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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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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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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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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According to Capgemini's research, the percentage of large companies that have adopted generative AI has jumped from 6% last year to 24% this year.Bernard Marr, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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With China offering incentives to consumers who replace their gasoline cars with electric and low-emission vehicles, the mix of new energy vehicle sales has jumped to about 50% of overall automotive sales.Trefis Team, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Hurried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurried. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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