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adjective

as in rushing

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verb

present participle of speed
as in driving
to proceed or move quickly a bullet train speeding across the lush countryside

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Recent Examples of speeding
Adjective
As officers were examining the shooting site, a separate patrol unit stopped a speeding white 2019 BMW 330i near South 11th and Keyes streets and discovered one of the occupants was the third victim, a man who had been shot in the arm. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026 The Texas Department of Transportation’s anti-speeding campaign that begins Saturday, July 18, features the story of a Fort Worth teen who was killed in a 2022 crash. — Mary Ella Hastings updated July 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026 The passengers had to self-eject from the speeding cab. — Andrea Sachs The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2026 As if rapping from a speeding time machine, Wiki flows about yellow taxis turning into Uber Eats over an instrumental that cruises from a soft breakbeat into a total breakdown of glitchy scratches courtesy of Lil Ugly Mane. — Lei Takanashi, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026 Josh is faster than a speeding linebacker, more powerful than a defensive lineman, and able to leap tall safeties in a single bound. — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026 Most speeding violations in Ohio add two points to a driver's license, with 12 points resulting in a suspension. — Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2025 Other snags are purely visual, notably the capper to the scene where King must toss the bag of ransom millions at a specific time and place, from a speeding elevated train. — Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
Witnesses said the speeding car jumped over a sidewalk, knocked down a chain-link fence and ripped out another wooden fence before going airborne into the house. — Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 However, public listings are very much on the table in Asia, with firms jostling for a piece of India's Jio IPO and venture capitalist Jenny Lee saying that startups in the region were 'speeding' toward IPOs. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026 Auchincloss plans to introduce a bil that would allow early-phase trials to bypass pre-approval evaluation, speeding up clinical development. — Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 16 Oct. 2026 Earth spin pushing world backwards In the mid-2010s, scientists noticed that Earth’s spin began speeding up. — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026 The video shows a black SUV speeding over a median and driving toward a man who is running away. — Lekan Oyekanmi, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Commercial fleets are speeding toward electrification—especially in Europe, where registrations of electric light commercial vehicles increased by nearly 70% in 2025. — Matt Alderton, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 The pitch clock has been unambiguously good, speeding up game times while increasing the action on the field. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 While the state’s two biggest college football brands look like half-teams speeding toward the cliff, three other Colorado programs deserve your attention. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speeding
  1. rapid
  2. driving
  3. racing
  4. hurrying
  5. running
  6. rushing
  7. speedy
  8. zipping
Adjective
  • Seen through this lens, rising demand for in-person connection amid the rapid expansion of technology is not a contradiction.
    — Davis Noell, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The project signals continued demand for rapid-deployment energy infrastructure.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of rapid
Verb
  • That's primarily the point, said Idaho House Majority Leader Jason Monks, a Republican who sponsored the measure as a means of driving up voter turnout during the midterm elections.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Technique works well in testing This strategy optimizes both the transport and perovskite layers together, driving efficiency and durability to record levels.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of driving
Adjective
  • Throngs turned out to see legendary horses like Seabiscuit, Man o’ War and Secretariat, who were well-known even to non-racing fans.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
  • In his long non-racing career, there have been a few mishaps.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Definition of racing
Verb
  • Before hurrying away from his tent on the beach, Saleh was asked what would happen if US support never came.
    — Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Corle continued flagging and minutes later McCoy was back on the trail, hurrying to catch up.
    — Jan Thacker, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of hurrying
Adjective
  • The running game has continued to chew up yardage and find the end zone.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Injuries have hampered the Seahawks’ running game, and Seattle quarterback Sam Darnold has shown signs of regression.
    — Neil Nakahodo, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of running
Verb
  • To add to it, backup running back Tyler Goodson got his most burn as a Cowboy, rushing for 38 yards on 10 carries.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Some notes on other offensive positions Running back Ollie Gordon II set career highs in rushing attempts (25) and rushing yards (103).
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of rushing
Adjective
  • Jonathan Aranda singled, and the speedy Chandler Simpson slapped a base hit down the left-field line.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Under Utah's state constitution, victims and their representatives have a right to a speedy resolution to their case.
    — Michael Ruiz , Jamie Vera, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of speedy
Verb
  • Between zipping around to market appointments and fashion weeks, shooting new campaigns, and booking it across the world for interviews and events, the fashion set knows its way around a travel accessory.
    — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026
  • There were Zoom sessions and musicians cutting strings in Italy before crushing them into a file and zipping them across an ocean.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of zipping

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“Speeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speeding. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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