dashed

verb

Definition of dashednext
past tense of dash
1
as in trotted
to go at a pace faster than a walk one sprinter dashed to the finish line in record-breaking time

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2
as in hurried
to proceed or move quickly we dashed about in a panic, trying to get everything organized before the guests were scheduled to arrive

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3
as in threw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm she dashed water in his face in an attempt to wake him up

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4
as in splattered
to wet or soil by striking with something liquid or mushy our clothes were dashed with the mud of passing cars

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5
as in splashed
to cause (something liquid or mushy) to move along in sheets a sudden jolt dashed the hot coffee onto the driver's lap

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6
as in depressed
to make sad she's always dashed by the failure of her matchmaking efforts

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Recent Examples of dashed Meanwhile, rekindled tensions in the Middle East — and the resulting rise in oil prices — dashed hopes that a June decline in inflation was the start of a sustained retreat. — Zev Fima,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026 This sets Owens on a collision course with CM Punk for the WWE Championship, while Zayn's hopes for a quick return to the title picture were dashed. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Bregman tagged and went to third and dashed home when Wetherholt couldn’t catch Nootbaar’s high throw to the infield. — ABC News, 30 July 2026 Bregman tagged and went to third and dashed home when Wetherholt couldn't catch Nootbaar's high throw to the infield. — CBS News, 30 July 2026 McDonald stood to get a legitimate shot at winning a spot in next year’s rotation, but those plans are now dashed. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 July 2026 His championship hopes already seem dashed for a third year in a row. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 28 July 2026 Her summer dreams are dashed when she’s rejected from Wharton’s course. — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026 His movies are moody and stylish, dashed with violence and a sense of spiritual grace that often wrongfoots audiences. — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dashed
  1. trotted
  2. hurried
  3. threw
  4. splattered
  5. splashed
  6. depressed
  7. jogged
  8. sped
Verb
  • Ohtani trotted home on his bad knee – which will prevent him from pitching indefinitely but not hitting – when Freddie Freeman dumped a two-out, two-strike RBI single into center field.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 20 July 2026
  • Joe Biden famously trotted across the road shaking hands and kissing babies during Pittsburgh’s Labor Day parade in 2015.
    — Salena Zito, Washington Post, 1 July 2026
Definition of trotted
Verb
  • Wilson arced a left-footed pass into the perfect space for the Italian, whose shot was hurried and saved by Arthur Okonkwo.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • But morning travelers include schoolchildren, teen drivers, pedestrians, cyclists and workers who may be tired or hurried.
    — Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of hurried
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  • Cade Gibson, Calvin Faucher and Tyler Zuber combined to allow one run over three innings before Pete Fairbanks threw a 1-2-3 ninth for his 16th save.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Pete Fairbanks, the Marlins' fifth pitcher, threw just seven pitches while earning his 16th save with a perfect ninth.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of threw
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  • The bathroom had blood splattered on the wall, so hospital staff asked a janitor to clean it.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • An unusually silent home, a room splattered with blood and an open window missing its screen.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 29 July 2026
Definition of splattered
Verb
  • Even the band’s Interscope debut, 1991’s Sailing the Seas of Cheese, only splashed a thin layer of lacquer onto an ugly, unruly beast.
    — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The retreat debuts on the heels of a Dioriveria pop-up boutique at the Belmond property that splashed down there earlier this summer.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 27 July 2026
Definition of splashed
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  • In addition, the way graduation rates are reported across BIE schools was changed to address flawed data collection that previously depressed the numbers.
    — Savannah Peters, Fortune, 13 July 2026
  • Rising costs of components, supply chain constraints, and weaker consumer demand that are all partly linked to the Iran war have depressed smartphone sales in much of the continent, resulting in the slowest growth of shipments to Africa in two years, research firm Omdia said.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 8 June 2026
Definition of depressed
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  • After feeding coins into a meter, Darien Wharton, 21, of west Orlando, jogged across West Robinson Street to drop something at a friend’s apartment.
    — Sara-James Ranta, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026
  • Jason Melara ran out of the hospital and jogged through traffic on Culver Boulevard with two men, whom police later identified as Daymonee Johnson and Mahki Taylor.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of jogged
Verb
  • The gunman, a man in his 30s and about 5 -foot-6, sped away in a blue Toyota and has not been caught, NYPD officials said.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The vehicles sped off in the direction of the main road, the van on their trail.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of sped

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“Dashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dashed. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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