- present tense form of rush (3rd person singular).
rushes
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The new levy -- coming just weeks before the Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Christmas season shopping rushes -- will be on top of the EU's three-euro fee on small parcels.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
Mi-ok rushes outside, where her wedding ring falls off, and a man who has just pulled up in the parking lot turns on his headlights and finds it for her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Ryan Christianson finished with 151 yards rushing and one touchdown on 31 rushes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Downpours from intense summer thunderstorms can fall faster than the water can soak into the ground and, instead, it rushes over the surface, leading to flash flooding.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
I hear a whoosh, feel the bite of the wind as it rushes toward me in a great gust.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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