barrel
noun
a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
has barreled
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present perfectof barrel (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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But the Omicron variant that has barreled into the city, sending coronavirus case counts soaring, is now battering Broadway, leaving the industry facing an unexpected and enormous setback on its road back from the pandemic.
From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2022
Nevertheless, AI has barreled ahead unencumbered, weaving itself into even “low tech” industries and affecting the lives of most people who use the Internet.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 12, 2021
As a befuddling year comes to its grinding close, it is hard to remember, much less catalog, everything that has barreled down the pike.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2018
And yet, the state has barreled through 2016, posting job numbers that would make almost any governor jealous.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2016
Small wonder Gerard Depardieu has barreled off to Mother Russia.
From Slate ● Jan. 24, 2013
