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 response, the driver sped off, leading officers through parts of Lyon Township, Milford, Wixom, Highland Township and Rose Township.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • Bill Gates and Warren Buffett sped things up with their Giving Pledge, asking billionaire signers to give away their money during their lifetimes.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 11 July 2026
Definition of sped
Verb
  • Skid marks showing that Medina slammed on his brakes and rapidly accelerated backward were also spotted.
    — Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 19 July 2026
  • This sparked the Reformation and the Scientific Revolution and accelerated civilization’s progress on a new, global scale.
    — Adam Farren, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of accelerated
Verb
  • As the 1990s progressed, the Boston blossomed into a fashion statement for a wider audience.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
  • More importantly, while Yzerman’s Lightning teams made their living outside the first round of the draft, the Red Wings struggled to find major contributors in rounds 2-7 — or at least, ones who progressed quickly enough.
    — Max Bultman, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Definition of progressed
Verb
  • The countdown to launch had proceeded as planned throughout much of the day as SpaceX, the commercial spaceflight company founded by tech mogul Elon Musk, worked toward Starship's 13th mission since 2023.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • The bulldozers proceeded to turn Gaza’s Coca-Cola factory into a landscape of glittering glass.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 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
  • Clark finished with 17 points and seven assists, while teammate Kelsey Mitchell paced the team with a game-high 33 points.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • Decisions will be fast-paced, with only four meetings scheduled so far spanning the next two weeks.
    — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
Definition of paced
Verb
  • The festivities continued Monday as nearly 1,000 sailors and crew members from 16 different nations marched through Boston's Seaport, drawing crowds eager to celebrate maritime traditions and America's 250th anniversary.
    — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • Scotland’s Tartan Army, with time to kill between matches, marched roughly 8,000 strong into a Miami Marlins game and serenaded the ballpark with soccer chants remixed for baseball.
    — Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026
Definition of marched
Verb
  • The Angels advanced only one runner to second base against the left-hander when Logan O’Hoppe and Mike Trout singled with one out in the sixth, but Skubal (6-5) got Vaughn Grissom to ground into an inning-ending double play.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • Tiffany Stratton qualified by defeating Jacy Jayne, while Jade Cargill advanced via disqualification against Nia Jax after Charlotte Flair's interference.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 July 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 21 Jul. 2026.

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