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  • past participle of hurry.
  • past tense form of hurry.
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hurried

[hur-eed, huhr-] / ˈhɜr id, ˈhʌr- /


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Procedures can be hurried to meet certain deadlines, like the end of a league season.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

New York’s hurried electrification had filled its streets with overhead wires, uneven installation and high-voltage lines that could kill people.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Hundreds of volunteers hurried through the packed parking lot next to Bogota's largest stadium, forming human chains to pass donated water bottles, food provisions, sanitary products and bedding to the sorting area.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

People hurried to identify victims before they decomposed, in an era before refrigeration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

I hurried to rescue the cocoa before it burned to the bottom of the pot.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows


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