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fast-forwarded

verb

past tense of fast-forward
as in sped

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fast-forwarded
  1. sped
  2. accelerated
  3. progressed
  4. proceeded
  5. came
  6. paced
  7. marched
  8. advanced
Verb
  • In June 2021, a camera helped locate a murderer, Joseph Jean, 56, who sped off after stabbing a 38-year-old woman on a sidewalk in Fort Lauderdale, the agency said.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The research was slow at first, but more recent advances in technology — including artificial intelligence — have sped things up.
    — Pien Huang, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of sped
Verb
  • The rocket’s second stage ignited a single Aquila engine and accelerated to orbital velocity—some 5 miles per second—about seven minutes into the flight.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The July hack by rogue OpenAI autonomous agents on open-source developer platform Hugging Face accelerated the shift and proved that the era of advanced AI hacks had arrived.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of accelerated
Verb
  • Jake Jurewicz, chief executive and co-founder of Blue Energy, pointed out that the partnership has progressed from technology selection to NRC permitting in only a few months.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
  • As the technology has progressed at a rapid clip, Congress has refrained from imposing rules or funding ways for people to successfully adjust to the potential changes from AI.
    — STEVEN SLOAN, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of progressed
Verb
  • Flores, in a dress and low-heeled shoes, sat quietly in a separate section of the courtroom as jury selection proceeded.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • After Lewandowski tussled with Inter Miami defender Ian Fray, De Paul approached Lewandowski aggressively and proceeded to recite the latest accomplishments on his résumé.
    — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of proceeded
Verb
  • That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
  • All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
Definition of came
Verb
  • When the Falcons’ quarterbacks went through footwork and hand-off drills during Wednesday’s practice, Cooper Rush paced the unit at each turn.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 17 Sep. 2026
  • That was evident once again on stage 14, when Pierna — who along with Romeo was one of the revelations of the race — dropped back from the break and paced Mas up the steep slopes of Sierra de la Pandera.
    — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of paced
Verb
  • The Ragin Cajuns marched down the field with ease on two straight touchdown drives, hitting four plays of 25 yards or more to do so.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The result was a sack of Justin Herbert, and the Cardinals marched down for a field goal and a 13-7 halftime lead.
    — Doug Haller, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of marched
Verb
  • Taylor Walls opened the 10th with a sacrifice bunt that advanced automatic runner Jorge Mateo to third base.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Hoerner, who advanced to second on the throw, was easily nabbed trying to steal third to end the inning.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of advanced
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“Fast-forwarded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fast-forwarded. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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