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as in to lurch
to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions
the sled careened as it barreled down the hill
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as in to stagger
to move forward while swaying from side to side
he careened unsteadily to the couch after hitting his head
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as in to scurry
to proceed or move quickly
sounding its siren, an ambulance careened through the intersection
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The music thrives on TikTok pages devoted to weightlifting, careening cars, video game highlights, and anime edits, not on the live circuit.
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Elias Leight, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2024
But the experience of social networking careened wildly off course.
—Mark Weinstein, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
At the head of the circle a civil servant takes notes while the scientists careen from one improbable idea to another.
—Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 2 Oct. 2024
For the past decade or so, since her Emmy-winning turn in HBO’s Big Little Lies, Kidman has careened dizzyingly between artist and star.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2024
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Elias Leight, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2024
But the experience of social networking careened wildly off course.
—Mark Weinstein, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
At the head of the circle a civil servant takes notes while the scientists careen from one improbable idea to another.
—Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 2 Oct. 2024
For the past decade or so, since her Emmy-winning turn in HBO’s Big Little Lies, Kidman has careened dizzyingly between artist and star.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2024
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Twenty-five years ago, Stephen Sommers’ thrilling reboot of the 1932 Boris Karloff classic The Mummy lurched into theaters, turning Brendan Fraser into an action hero and Rachel Weisz into a household name.Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 26 Oct. 2024
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The Cowboys lurched to victory at Pittsburgh despite three turnovers.Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
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While his story staggers along, Narkevičius layers self-reflexive imagery throughout several scenes.Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
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The cast staggered through the heckles to complete the four acts of Ibsen’s tragedy.Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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By late morning, staffers were scurrying around the Athenaeum, as production trucks were parked up and down the street.Michael Schneider, Variety, 19 Aug. 2024
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Knights was concerned that after scurrying 20 meters (66 feet) up a tree, high on adrenaline, the koala might slowly deteriorate and die on the branch or be attacked again after climbing down.Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 28 Sep. 2024
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Is the market’s attempt to front-run potential U.S. election outcomes a reliable signal of how policy might sway economics?Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2024
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When Senior Secretary Lee (Moon So-ri), a cheerfully calculating government figure, approaches Chairman Kim about using Jung-ja to deliver a new doctrine meant to sway society back to the New Truth Society, the desperate leader agrees.Kayti Burt, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
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Bridget Love, vice president and general merchandise manager for fashion and beauty at HSN, said the pair’s signature style is woven through the collection.Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 24 Oct. 2024
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Libba Bray has been weaving stories to enchant YA readers for over two decades now.Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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Yellowbird-Stevens said one issue the next president could assist with involves the Oneida Nation and speeding up the process of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Tribal Transportation Self-Governance Program.Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
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The roar of engines, the blur of cars speeding by, the palpable tension in the air — these are the hallmarks of motorsport that have captivated audiences for decades.Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
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International executives will have to contend with a region rocked by geopolitical tensions, with the threat of further military confrontation between Israel and Iran at the highest levels in decades.Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2024
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Later in the film, during another vote, an explosion rocks the chapel, causing dust and rubble to fall on the cardinals.Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 Oct. 2024
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Ariel remembered telling Maricela to hurry and then feeling a whoosh and hearing a thump behind him.Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 24 Oct. 2024
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Though Trump’s claim was categorically false, his supporters hurried to what was then called TCF Convention Center in downtown Detroit, where 170,000 mail ballots were being counted.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Careen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/careen. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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