fast-forwards

verb

present tense third-person singular of fast-forward
as in accelerates

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fast-forwards
  1. accelerates
  2. progresses
  3. speeds
  4. advances
  5. comes
  6. proceeds
  7. nears
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  • By distilling commander’s intent through intuitive, natural language commands, Anura scales the Soldier-to-robot ratio, reduces cognitive burden, accelerates training timelines, and enables heads-up, hands-free operation.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Automation accelerates execution, while autonomy reduces the need for manual coordination.
    — Deepak Kumar, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of accelerates
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  • Eventually, the relationship progresses to more sophisticated items.
    — Natalia Cote-Muñoz, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Although vendors at the various farmers markets are often under tents or canopies, those can collect heat as the day progresses.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of progresses
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  • The control system also needs to respond automatically when a person speeds up or slows down.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
  • Also, take care to keep potatoes away from onions, as onions release ethylene gas, which speeds up the sprouting process.
    — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 19 July 2026
Definition of speeds
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  • The winner of the tournament advances to the Little League World Series.
    — Allen Devlin, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • As the team advances toward commercial deployment, the technology promises to slash power bills for data centers and factories and cut industrial carbon footprints worldwide.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of advances
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  • Today marks exactly one year until millions of people experience one of the most anticipated astronomical events of modern times — and the countdown comes just 10 days before mainland Europe’s first total solar eclipse since 1999.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Spohrer said that with this new property under state jurisdiction comes regulations.
    — Sooji Nam, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of comes
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  • Sale proceeds support forest preserve district educational programs.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • However, that request would not pause the restrictions while the appeal proceeds.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of proceeds
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  • Things have a way of coming to a head as a season of television nears its conclusion.
    — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The Royals could remain active in the trade market as Monday’s deadline nears.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of nears
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“Fast-forwards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fast-forwards. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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