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or barrelling
as in speeding
to proceed or move quickly
faced with a firm deadline, we barreled through the project at a furious pace
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Recent Examples of barreling
Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
The government is barreling toward a partial shutdown over DHS funding.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The sheer size and scope of the winter storm barreling its way across the continental United States becomes clearer by the hour, with the National Weather Service forecasting that 170 million people will be hit by winter weather warnings between today and Sunday.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
Back then, America feared an armada of Soviet bombers laden with A-bombs barreling over the horizon, dodging our few anti-aircraft batteries, and dropping their deadly payloads on undefended American cities.
—Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2026
Look no further than the game's biggest play, a fourth and 4 quarterback draw that saw Mendoza run over one Miami defender before barreling into the end zone for a score from 12 yards out in the fourth quarter.
—Ed Graney Las Vegas Review-Journal, Arkansas Online, 21 Jan. 2026
With $100 billion a year in federal health care cuts barreling toward Americans, California is expected to lose about $30 billion a year in Medi-Cal funding.
—Josephine Rios, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
From Friday into the upcoming weekend, a far-reaching storm is expected to gradually swing out of the Rocky Mountains and into the Plains before barrelling across the eastern United States, said Alyssa Glenny, AccuWeather meteorologist, in an online forecast.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
Underwood may very well have been blindsided and never seen the SUV barreling down on her from the unexpected direction.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2026
Verb
Video captured by the phones of both bystanders and the ICE agent Jonathan Ross showed Ross firing into Good’s car repeatedly, killing her and sending her car barreling down the icy street.
—Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
The government is barreling toward a partial shutdown over DHS funding.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The sheer size and scope of the winter storm barreling its way across the continental United States becomes clearer by the hour, with the National Weather Service forecasting that 170 million people will be hit by winter weather warnings between today and Sunday.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
Back then, America feared an armada of Soviet bombers laden with A-bombs barreling over the horizon, dodging our few anti-aircraft batteries, and dropping their deadly payloads on undefended American cities.
—Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2026
Look no further than the game's biggest play, a fourth and 4 quarterback draw that saw Mendoza run over one Miami defender before barreling into the end zone for a score from 12 yards out in the fourth quarter.
—Ed Graney Las Vegas Review-Journal, Arkansas Online, 21 Jan. 2026
With $100 billion a year in federal health care cuts barreling toward Americans, California is expected to lose about $30 billion a year in Medi-Cal funding.
—Josephine Rios, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
From Friday into the upcoming weekend, a far-reaching storm is expected to gradually swing out of the Rocky Mountains and into the Plains before barrelling across the eastern United States, said Alyssa Glenny, AccuWeather meteorologist, in an online forecast.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
Underwood may very well have been blindsided and never seen the SUV barreling down on her from the unexpected direction.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barreling
Verb
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Early in my freshman year of college, a speeding car struck my twin brother, Jim, on a street near our campus.—
Christopher Beha,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Traffic violations like speeding.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Most structural components were 3D-printed in Polylactic Acid (PLA), enabling fast iteration and part replacement throughout the build, highlighting the flexibility of rapid prototyping in robotics development.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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Retailers claim the digital tags improve efficiency by allowing for rapid, store-wide price updates.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Instead of hurrying to break up tents and scatter RVs, Lee and Oakland’s interim homelessness chief Sasha Hauswald want city workers to focus on minimizing trash and human waste around encampments.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Meza Gonzalez and David Christian, one of her attorneys, refused to answer questions from reporters about the plea agreement, hurrying down a flight of stairs at the Cadena-Reeves Justice Center.—
Megan Rodriguez,
San Antonio Express-News,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Dart missed two games with a concussion late in the season, his running style drawing criticism, before finishing strong.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Richard Ruelas and Clara Migoya Outside Guthrie's red brick home, bird song was only interrupted by the hum of dozens of running engines from reporters' cars lining the street.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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He was seated in the bow, and the momentum of the raft pushed him into the alders, where a large branch swept him out of his seat and into the rushing water.—
Emilee Coblentz,
Outside,
11 Feb. 2026
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For many of the workers who have spent the past several days rushing home, secure jobs and fair wages are clearly high on their wish list from the changing government.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Several high-profile individuals who have appeared in the files have faced swift public rebuke for maintaining personal and business relationships with Epstein for years after he was convicted in 2008 on two state prostitution charges.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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The commercial was met with swift backlash from viewers, some of whom compared the feature to spyware or questioned its legality.—
Mason Leib,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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DeMar DeRozan just slammed a water bottle to the floor, sending several courtside attendants scurrying into action to mop up the mess.—
HECTOR AMEZCUA,
Sacbee.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Crushed like a scurrying cucaracha on the kitchen floor.—
Greg Cote
January 30,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Thought about driving a race car.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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In addition to the effects of the pandemic and tariffs, climate issues — drought in Vietnam, heavy rain in Indonesia, and hot, dry weather in Brazil — are blamed for reducing yields of coffee crops and driving up global prices.—
Matt Sedensky,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Barreling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barreling. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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