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Recent Examples of fast-forward
Let’s fast-forward to Kerry Condon’s look at this year’s Golden Globes.
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Monica Corcoran Harel,
Variety,
8 Mar. 2023
Preparation was very minimal compared to … fast-forward ten years to Madonna.
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Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2023
Hitting Pause on High-End Over the next decade, cassette sales were on fast-forward — but the format struggled to attract audiophiles, who stuck with vinyl.
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Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2023
Meanwhile, Georgia will not be holding an early primary, despite the DNC’s fast-forward schedule.
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Walter Shapiro,
The New Republic,
17 Feb. 2023
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Monica Corcoran Harel,
Variety,
8 Mar. 2023
Preparation was very minimal compared to … fast-forward ten years to Madonna.
—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2023
Hitting Pause on High-End Over the next decade, cassette sales were on fast-forward — but the format struggled to attract audiophiles, who stuck with vinyl.
—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2023
Meanwhile, Georgia will not be holding an early primary, despite the DNC’s fast-forward schedule.
—
Walter Shapiro,
The New Republic,
17 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fast-forward
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Britain's revolving door of prime minister, affecting both Labour and Conservative parties, accelerated in the wake of the 2016 Brexit vote to leave the European Union economic bloc.
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And the pace of technology change is only accelerating.
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Members of the European Parliament voted 418 to 218 Wednesday with 30 abstentions to approve the Return Regulation, a measure designed to speed up the removal of third-country nationals who are staying illegally in the European Union.
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Internal decisions are speeding up, and work that once stretched across days can now happen in minutes.
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For example, data center developers sued Saline Township, Michigan, and Chatham County, North Carolina, seeking to overturn their local zoning decisions, to be able to proceed with data center construction.
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Kopercinski proceeded to go the distance, working a perfect seventh and ending with 113 pitches.
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As the disease progresses, muscles throughout the body can become rigid and go into painful spasms.
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As things progressed, sources say the studio brought in Reeves’ Toy Story 4 director to pitch his vision, which eventually led to Reeves thumbs up to star in the film.
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Over the past few months, Anthropic’s aspirations in the life sciences have begun to come into focus.
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The effort comes as Colorado officials have renewed concerns about mountain pine beetles.
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Of course this is professional golf, so there is a substantial prize purse that goes along with one of golf’s largest and most historic tournaments.
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At the time, PayPal was still a division of eBay (EBAY), and when PayPal was spun off into an independent company in 2015, Venmo went along with it.
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The latest decision marks another step toward advancing one of the country’s key uranium development projects.
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Iran tied both of its first two matches in Los Angeles and could advance with a victory over Egypt on Friday in Seattle.
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Pentagon officials, military contractors and lawmakers often claim that the weapons acquisition process is overregulated, rendering it too rigid and slow to keep pace with technological innovation and pacing threats.
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Protect your peace by pacing fun with rest.
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“Fast-forward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fast-forward. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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