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- adjective
rushing orflowing forward - adjective figuratively
attacking
Etymologies
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Examples
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"Like a porcupine holding its ground against an onrushing automobile," he writes, "the 'never retreat' attitude may be suicidal this time."
A Gulf Requiem Wayne Curtis 2011
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The onrushing prose and stabbing emotional intensity that are Oates 'greatest strengths imbue the volume with compulsive readability.
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Today the waters themselves, the mightiest of streams, the great onrushing rivers and oceans that Prophet Martin and Prophet Amos thought the very standards of mighty justice, of empowered justice, of Eternal justice -- these mighty waters are themselvesÂbeing poisoned, polluted, raped, reduced to mere victims of unjust power.
Rabbi Arthur Waskow: Justice Still Denied: My Mini-Sermon at the 'One Nation Working Together' Rally Rabbi Arthur Waskow 2010
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But even if the opposition gets the ball the onrushing Blacks are in a decent position at the breakdown and their opponents will probably have to commit numbers to recycle the ball.
Rugby World Cup 2011: Wales coach Shaun Edwards's tactical analysis 2011
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For example, parents don't teach kids how to calculate the weight, distance, speed and stopping distance of the onrushing SUV.
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Today the waters themselves, the mightiest of streams, the great onrushing rivers and oceans that Prophet Martin and Prophet Amos thought the very standards of mighty justice, of empowered justice, of Eternal justice -- these mighty waters are themselvesbeing poisoned, polluted, raped, reduced to mere victims of unjust power.
Rabbi Arthur Waskow: Justice Still Denied: My Mini-Sermon at the 'One Nation Working Together' Rally Rabbi Arthur Waskow 2010
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The onrushing prose and stabbing emotional intensity that are Oates 'greatest strengths imbue the volume with compulsive readability.
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The onrushing process of globalization—loosely defined as worldwide networks of interdependence—served as a major propellant of integration.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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Today the waters themselves, the mightiest of streams, the great onrushing rivers and oceans that Prophet Martin and Prophet Amos thought the very standards of mighty justice, of empowered justice, of Eternal justice -- these mighty waters are themselvesbeing poisoned, polluted, raped, reduced to mere victims of unjust power.
Rabbi Arthur Waskow: Justice Still Denied: My Mini-Sermon at the 'One Nation Working Together' Rally Rabbi Arthur Waskow 2010
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But even if the opposition get the ball the onrushing Blacks are in a decent position at the breakdown and their opponents will probably have to commit numbers to recycle the ball.
Rugby World Cup 2011: Wales coach Shaun Edwards's tactical analysis 2011
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