as in offence
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings
the darts flew fast and furiously when the two former friends bumped into each other at the party
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as in to flit
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
the housefly darted about the room until it found an open window and flew out
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Recent Examples of dart
Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 17 Mar. 2025
Lines that felt, if not like a poison dart aimed at our current political situation, then like an awfully lucky shot.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Tom Brown, Space.com, 16 Mar. 2025
Glasses are recommended for hitting a target that doesn’t move, but a baseball that moves at about 90-100 MPH and can dart and dive all over the place.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Fertility treatment works, said Stella Trueblood, president of the Sand Wash Advocate Team, a nonprofit volunteer group that helps dart horses with fertility treatment.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 17 Mar. 2025
Lines that felt, if not like a poison dart aimed at our current political situation, then like an awfully lucky shot.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Verb
This bold mission to one of the world's most forbidding regions involved sending a small fleet of instrument-laden planes, including a NASA C-130 and a P-3 Orion, to dart through Arctic clouds and drop buoys into gaps in iceberg-laden waters below.
—Tom Brown, Space.com, 16 Mar. 2025
Glasses are recommended for hitting a target that doesn’t move, but a baseball that moves at about 90-100 MPH and can dart and dive all over the place.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dart
Verb
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With South of Midnight, Compulsion Games (Contrast, We Happy Few) meaningfully engages with the complex history of its Deep South setting, constantly flitting between the fantastical and the real, comedy and tragedy.—
Sarah Thwaites,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2025
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By flitting between the anachronistic analog aesthetic of Lumon’s Severed Floor and the contemporary world of internet and smart phones, Severance brilliantly unfolds in a setting constantly at odds with itself.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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In a workplace that’s increasingly remote, fast-paced, independent and ever-changing, these aren’t insults.—
Nirit Cohen,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Recent White House comments and insults directed at NATO allies – as well as the military alliance itself – have raised alarm and confusion.—
Bradford Betz,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Chinese national flags flutter on boats near shipping containers at the Yangshan Port outside Shanghai, China, February 7, 2025.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2025
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And Mark’s eyes flutter, the sound of severance thrums, and when Mark Scout awakens, he’s accidentally fired the bolt pistol into Drummond’s neck.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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While slight disparities have been common in the past, the major difference sparked fury among Arab Muslims on social media, sarcasm and confusion for travelers.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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Investors did not appreciate his sarcasm either, and the stock is down 2.6% since GTC25 kicked off.—
Karl Freund,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Staff and friends would often stay until the sun came up, laughing, dancing and playing cards.—
Brad Johnson,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Some shouted and danced; others raced to the market immediately to buy maize.—
Erika Page,
Christian Science Monitor,
8 Apr. 2025
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Paxton and Cornyn have traded barbs back and forth for years, with the attorney general slamming Cornyn’s votes in favor of additional U.S. aid to Ukraine and bipartisan legislation on gun safety following the 2022 Uvalde school shooting.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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The two men traded barbs for a few weeks afterward, but both appear to have moved on.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Masterminded by hairstylist Peter Burkill, a fair few inches have been eliminated from Brown’s mane, leaving her with a thick and voluminous chin-grazing bob that gently flicks inwards towards the ends.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
26 Mar. 2025
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The Chelsea captain picked out Mac Allister’s darting run, and the Liverpool midfielder flicked the ball cleverly over a desperate Bento.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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The mom and son were flown to a hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2025
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The footage included the first look at Dorothy, albeit without showing her face, and there was also golden bricks, a wedding and flying monkeys galore.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Dart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dart. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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