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sped

American  
[sped] / spɛd /

verb

  1. a simple past tense and past participle of speed.

sped British  
/ spɛd /

verb

  1. a past tense and past participle of speed

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He released “Bad Habit — Sped Up” as a single in July.

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2022

Sped away to a 5 1/2-length win in the Kelso Stakes at Belmont Park as the 1-20 favorite.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 5, 2021

Appeared in the April 16, 2018, print edition as 'Inquiry Sped WPP Chief’s Exit.'

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2018

Sped to the Augusta National Golf Club, he swapped his brown business suit for slacks and a sports shirt, was on the practice tee within 15 minutes.

From Time Magazine Archive

Silvery world of buzz and whirr, Fragrance on the wing, Sod and root and blade astir, Sped our garnering.

From Nuova or The New Bee by Kellogg, Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman)

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