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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
  • Hospital security reported that a vehicle had pulled up, dropped off the victim and then sped away.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Hall says that the process can be sped up with quick-cooking grits, but folks will have to figure out the correct proportions of liquid on their own.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of sped
Verb
  • The key difference is that an HGV is accelerated by a rocket before gliding toward its target, while an HCM uses an air-breathing engine to sustain hypersonic flight.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The cancer is characterized by abnormal, accelerated growth of squamous cells, according to the foundation.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of accelerated
Verb
  • According to witnesses and emergency dispatch audio, the parents, Nate Geminiano and Karollyn Zepeda, were caught in a backup while trying to get to the hospital when labor progressed faster than expected.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Mahomes also went right, progressed through his reads and found Royals in the back of the end zone.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of progressed
Verb
  • Then came Week 2, when Brooks took his final snap in the second half and limped to the locker room, towel over his head, and proceeded to watch the rest of the game on the sidelines.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Fortunately for Riley, with a chance to tie it, Rutgers proceeded to go three-and-out.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 19 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
  • Junior Nathan Guo, who won the individual conference title in 2025, paced the Patriots with a 73.
    — Harris Horowitz, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Witty and fast-paced but still sweetly skeptical of deep connection, the project’s generally snappy script comes alive through Thompson’s impressive ambition and obvious love for strangers.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of paced
Verb
  • Wentz took advantage of the good field position and marched the team to three touchdown passes on 13-for-19 passing.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Arkansas State marched 84 yards in four plays thanks to a 46-yard gain to tight end Jabari Bush.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of marched
Verb
  • Missouri advanced to the Mississippi State 38 to set up a Hail Mary on the final play.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The offense advanced at least inside the 15-yard line on five of their initial eight drives.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 27 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 28 Sep. 2026.

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