Flying
Headlong
Headlong adjective - Acting or done with excessive or careless speed.
Usage example: terrified forest creatures in a headlong retreat from the rapidly spreading fire
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Smash to Black: Quite literally; the scene blacks out after the protagonist's car crashes headlong into the Flying Man.
Source: Film / The Flying Man -
In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the title character and his best friend Ron Weasley drive a flying car headlong into a tree on the grounds of Hogwarts.
Source: Watch Out for That Tree! - King of the Hill: At a sweat lodge vision quest, Bill sees himself riding a motorcycle naked, and flying headlong into a giant pie.
Source: Out-of-Clothes Experience
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