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shoot through

VERB
expedite
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accelerate assist facilitate hasten promote quicken speed urge
STRONG
advance dispatch forward hurry precipitate press railroad rush
WEAK
cut the red tape fast track grease wheels hand-carry hand-walk handle personally run interference run with the ball speed up walk it through
Antonyms
STRONGEST
delay hinder hurt retard slow stop
STRONG
halt hold keep wait
WEAK
block cease check

Example Sentences

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Taking a step back, I was able to shoot through the ceiling rafters.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025

After he landed, Diaz felt pain shoot through his foot.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2025

But one structural engineer told me that the greater risk in most facilities is horizontal, not vertical—not that a vehicle would fall through the floor, but that it would shoot through a barrier.

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2025

Monika Mitchell was the director for one of them, and she did a location shoot through my house.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2024

I lower my shoulder, shoot through the force field, and barrel into the creature with all my body’s strength— just as Dad taught me when he tried and failed to teach me football.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer