hit-and-run

adjective

Definition of hit-and-runnext
as in rapid

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Recent Examples of hit-and-run Haken was charged with assault with a deadly weapon, assault with force likely to cause great bodily injury, hit-and-run, interfering with another person's civil liberties, vandalism, and reckless driving. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 18 June 2026 The teen, who remains charged as a juvenile, faces three counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, five counts of leaving the scene of an accident causing death or serious injury and four counts of hit-and-run driving. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 16 June 2026 The middle-grade book centers on a 13-year-old Black girl named Sage, who unexpectedly loses her best friend in a hit-and-run accident. — Shannon Carlin, Time, 16 June 2026 He was released by the 49ers in 2015 after his third arrest for driving under the influence, which also involved a hit-and-run. — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 14 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for hit-and-run
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hit-and-run
  1. rapid
  2. swift
  3. speedy
  4. prompt
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  • Prices are subject to rapid, unpredictable changes due to factors like, but not limited to, supply/demand, weather, and geopolitical events.
    — USA TODAY, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • This all comes amid rapid technological, social and economic change in China.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
Definition of rapid
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  • Its lightweight frame packages a swift 5-minute charge option that hooks up 3 hours of extra listening, Multi-Point device switching, and Voice Aware side-tone monitoring for phone calls.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 6 July 2026
  • Dent works to instill a culture of swift response anytime a light outside a room door flashes on.
    — Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 5 July 2026
Definition of swift
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  • As Trump confronts Iran war tensions at the NATO summit in Turkey, he is also set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who is expected to press for more sanctions on Russia and speedier access to American defense systems.
    — Jamie Gray, NBC news, 9 July 2026
  • What’s more, Better Mortgage is speedy — its time to close averages 19 days, about half of the national average.
    — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 8 July 2026
Definition of speedy
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  • According to a report from Bleeping Computer, the developers of a new Mac malware called Gaslight packed it with fake errors and other prompt-injection strings.
    — Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 3 July 2026
  • The lengthy delay to the funeral has raised questions about how Khamenei's remains have been preserved, as Islamic tradition, anaylsts say, generally calls for prompt burial and discourages chemical embalming.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of prompt

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“Hit-and-run.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hit-and-run. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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