rush
Example Sentences
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The rush of cold air made me shrink deeper into my coat like a turtle.
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Taking a deep breath, I turned my attention to the fountain, the soft rush of its spouts doing nothing to ease the knot in my stomach.
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“A carefully designed campaign is unlikely to trigger a widespread rush to claim unless framed in catastrophic terms.”
From MarketWatch
A roaring bull market stretched to a third year in 2025, when many individual investors rushed into not only stocks but also riskier assets such as options and cryptocurrencies.
You also probably shouldn’t do the opposite and sell, or rush to buy protection, at this pessimistic juncture.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.