as in speeding
to proceed or move quickly
trying to make up for lost time, the train just highballed through the station without stopping
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By forcing his posts to the top of feeds, elevating like-minded voices, and driving critics off the platform, Musk revealed the raw power of ownership.—
Jackie Snow,
Quartz,
14 Apr. 2025 -
So what’s driving the need for these changes?—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Moose Mountain Falls indoor water park is a big draw, with a constant temperature of 86 degrees perfect for zipping down waterslides and floating on the lazy river.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA TODAY,
21 Dec. 2024
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But in the six years since the probe has been zipping through outer space and flying by the Sun?—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
19 Dec. 2024
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By jumping to agentic, Amazon can make home assistants that are capable and conversational like ChatGPT but also have a framework for communicating and controlling external services, as Alexa and Siri can.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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On Sunday, McIlroy blew up for a double bogey on the first hole before jumping out to a massive lead.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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The move ends, or brings to the next phase, one of the longest-running and most public marital breakdowns in modern Hollywood history.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
31 Dec. 2024
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There were also rumors about dysfunction running toward the organization, leading to the firing of Brown.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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Street performers and buzzing crowds returned to Bourbon Street on Thursday after police reopened it hours before the Sugar Bowl, which was delayed a day and was expected to draw 70,000 fans to the nearby Superdome.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
4 Jan. 2025
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From patient inquiries to administrative notifications, your inbox is probably constantly buzzing.—
Ajay Prasad,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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Despite the wrinkles and gray hair of the men playing them, AC/DC’s songs remain timeless slices of crude and rude rock custom made for blasting from the cars of stoned teenagers.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
11 Apr. 2025
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Doyle started the game with a bang, blasting his third homer 391 feet down the left field line on a hanging slider.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Highballing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/highballing. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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