Synonyms for rushing
rush·ing

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1. rush, rushingnoun

   (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line

   "the linebackers were ready to stop a rush"

   Synonyms:
   upsurge, surge, rush, bang, flush, kick, spate, boot, haste, charge, hurry, thrill

2. haste, hurry, rush, rushingnoun

   the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner

   "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"

   Synonyms:
   upsurge, surge, boot, precipitation, rush, flush, bang, kick, spate, hurriedness, haste, charge, hurry, thrill, hastiness

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1. • American Football
   • Run

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1. List of paraphrases for "rushing":

   speeding, hurrying

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1. Dror Ladin:

   The Trump administration has lost in every lower court, but is still rushing to complete the President's border wall before The Supreme Court can review the merits of this case, if the administration succeeds, there will be no border wall construction left to stop by the time The Supreme Court hears this case.

2. Lam Wa-yin:

   They've started rushing to buy supplies even before they fully close the borders, it'll get worse if it is fully closed. Especially food, people have been rushing to buy oil, salt and rice, not to mention the face masks.

3. Anurag Srivastava:

   Before rushing to comment on such matters, we would urge that the facts be ascertained, and a proper understanding of the issues at hand be undertaken, the temptation of the sensationalist social media hashtags and comments, especially when resorted to by celebrities and others, is neither accurate nor responsible.

4. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie:

   So eager to be the history-makers, they failed to be the peacemakers, rushing away from danger can be every bit as unwise as rushing into danger, and the costs have been grievous.

5. Ahmed Aden:

   Now we see huge smoke coming from the scene. Soldiers surrounded the area and we can only see ambulances rushing in and out.