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
  • The charter Girardeau sailed with was about four miles out and almost at the its trip when word of the hammerhead was radioed out — the crew decided to take a chance and sped up the coast 15 minutes to see the shark still sauntering in the sea.
    — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The two men ran, laughing, to the blue Mazda that was waiting for them, and Stana, who was driving, sped away.
    — Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of sped
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  • Since that time, calls for self-sufficiency in blood products have grown louder among industry stakeholders, academics, and political advisers – and efforts to address the plasma shortfalls have accelerated.
    — CNN Staff, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Last summer’s One Big Beautiful Bill accelerated the end of several clean-energy tax credits, including a $7,500 credit for buying an EV.
    — Razak Diallo, Baltimore Sun, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of accelerated
Verb
  • Unloading began the following evening but progressed slowly, and only the fish manure and oil drums ended up being unloaded.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026
  • While England progressed to the World Cup semi-finals in the United States, Canada and Mexico, Trent Alexander-Arnold was getting ready for a new season and a new coach at Real Madrid in Jose Mourinho.
    — Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of progressed
Verb
  • O’Connell proceeded to throw five straight completions in just over a minute to bring Las Vegas to the Houston 34.
    — Sam Warren, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Yet the reunion proceeded without Johnson, the band’s founding drummer, who’d pleaded guilty in 2020 to violating a domestic violence protection order and who was arrested in 2021 on charges of child abuse.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 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
  • Palmer himself paced the room on a phone call, doling out smiles of encouragement and inspiring a hushed reverence in his wake.
    — Colleen McNally Arnett, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Rookie Noemie Brochant paced Phoenix (13-22) with a career-high 24 points on 10-of-13 shooting and five steals, and Copper added 18 points.
    — Kai Dizon, Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of paced
Verb
  • Denver marched 65 yards in six plays on its opening drive for a touchdown.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • National Guardsmen marched in the paralyzing heat, which, along with the shadows cast by a revolving sculpture in the courtyard, suggested the eerie calm before the gunfight in a Western.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of marched
Verb
  • Gene Trent, another Brevard school board candidate endorsed by Moms for Liberty, advanced to a runoff election last week.
    — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
  • That bill was recently advanced out of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.
    — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 22 Aug. 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 26 Aug. 2026.

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