Synonyms for rushing
rush·ing

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1. rush, rushingnoun

   (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line

   "the linebackers were ready to stop a rush"

   Synonyms:
   upsurge, surge, rush, bang, flush, kick, spate, boot, haste, charge, hurry, thrill

2. haste, hurry, rush, rushingnoun

   the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner

   "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"

   Synonyms:
   upsurge, surge, boot, precipitation, rush, flush, bang, kick, spate, hurriedness, haste, charge, hurry, thrill, hastiness

Matched Categories

1. • American Football
   • Run

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1. List of paraphrases for "rushing":

   speeding, hurrying

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1. Kent Fuchs:

   During one of this weekend's commencement ceremonies, we were inappropriately aggressive in rushing students across the stage. I personally apologize, and am reaching out to the students involved, the practice has been halted for all future ceremonies, and we will work to make sure all graduating students know we are proud of their achievements and celebrate with them their graduation.

2. Matt Darvas:

   There was thunder and lightning -- water was rushing down the road where I was standing, that essentially shut down helicopter missions for the entire afternoon, except for a small window before sunset.

3. Dror Ladin:

   It's a good start that the Biden administration is not rushing to defend Trump's illegal wall in court, but just hitting the brakes isn't enough. Trump's wall devastated border communities, the environment, and tribal sites, it's time for the Biden administration to step up for border communities, and commit to mitigating environmental damage and tearing down the wall.

4. Zulfiqar Ahmad:

   There was panic in the classroom and some students rushed out to see what was going on, but they soon came rushing back in, one of them closed the door and put on the latch.

5. Demosthenes:

   Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.