fast-forward

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Recent Examples of fast-forward Let’s fast-forward to Kerry Condon’s look at this year’s Golden Globes. 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 See All Example Sentences for fast-forward
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fast-forward
Verb
  • Toucan’s carbon pool grew 400% in 2024 as institutional ESG demand accelerated.
    Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The public fight between medicine and government is now accelerating the nation onto a path where advice diverges over not just COVID shots but vaccines generally.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • One example of the effectiveness of consistent safety enforcement is mobile speed management programs for work zones, where the percentage of drivers excessively speeding dropped 30% after implementation.
    David Roberts, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • When the officers attempted to pull the BMW over, the car sped off and made other unsafe driving maneuvers, such as swerving around other cars and running a stop sign.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Tate didn't budge and Hall proceeded to put on stunning displays of GOP unity.
    Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The Miami Hurricanes have a long history of producing tight ends who have strong college careers and then proceed to the NFL.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But the American began to lose her serve as the set progressed.
    Lukas Weese, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Symptoms progress to stiff neck and seizures, as well as cognitive symptoms, like confusion and hallucinations.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • For the longer route, riders will get into a little bit of eastern Shawnee, going along Holliday Drive, Renner Road and Johnson Drive.
    Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
  • On an individual level, Palmer looked more like his superstar self as that tournament went along, and Joao Pedro has made a stunningly impressive start.
    Liam Twomey, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Lawmakers never advanced the bill in the final days of the 2021-2022 legislative term.
    Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The European top line advanced 16 percent to $555 million, or 10 percent in constant currency, with comp sales also up 10 percent.
    Evan Clark, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The DreamWorks Animation sequel should hit a $56 million domestic gross through Sunday, pacing just behind the 2022 original, which earned $57 million through the same amount of time.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Abello contrasts the original telenovela pacing with the new version's episode length.
    Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • One such group of 50 marched so that 30 of them formed the vertical part, and 20 the horizontal part of a gigantic white cross.
    Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Top officials—including Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, National Assembly head Jorge Rodríguez and Caracas Mayor Carmen Meléndez—marched alongside loyalists, public workers, and motorcyclist groups in defiant displays following the U.S. announcement of the unprecedented bounty.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025

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“Fast-forward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fast-forward. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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