Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fast-forwarding
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Multiple sub-Saharan African countries had seen credit-rating upgrades in recent months thanks to improving fiscal situations, falling global interest rates, and accelerating economic growth.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
5 Mar. 2026 -
Destroying Iran’s missile threat Israeli intelligence assessments before the operation indicated Iran was accelerating its ballistic missile production with plans to reach 8,000 missiles by 2027.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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District staff don’t expect to run out of spendable cash until September, slowing down the district’s speeding descent toward insolvency, but not by a lot.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Another recent paper co-authored by James Hansen — the US scientist who publicly sounded the alarm on the climate crisis in the 1980s — also concluded global warming is speeding up, but didn’t do a statistical significance test, Rahmstorf said.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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The Iraqi state is proceeding carefully.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2026
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League sources have told The Denver Post that Gordon is eager to play and help the Nuggets out of a rut, but the team has been proceeding with extra caution.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
4 Mar. 2026
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Party leaders fear the growing possibility that the crowded field will split the Democratic electorate in the state’s June top-two primary election and result in two Republicans advancing to the November ballot, ensuring a Republican governor being elected for the first time since 2006.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The agency was supposed to issue requests for proposals to four finalist companies this month, which would have been a key step in advancing the project by inviting each firm to create a construction plan.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Mar. 2026
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However, the work is not progressing.—
Larry Seward,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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McGrath said Monday Dolton’s lawsuit against the insurance company is progressing, as the insurance company’s motion to dismiss the case was recently denied.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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Those cuts are now baked into the base budgets for agencies, and lawmakers will vote on them in the coming weeks.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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When the scam fell apart amid regulatory and legal scrutiny late last decade, the resulting scandal rocked the nascent green energy sector, coming several years after another California firm, Solyndra, collapsed after receiving a half-billion-dollar loan guarantee from the federal government.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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That means runners should prepare for warmer, drier air than usual, which can make hydration and pacing even more important during the race.—
Doris Alvarez Cea,
Florida Times-Union,
6 Mar. 2026
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Iran signals preparation for a long war Iranian officials have suggested that the country may deliberately be pacing its missile use.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Mar. 2026
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