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
Verb
  • Flora started as a set of professional tools for creatives that accelerates workflows by combining top AI text, image, and video models.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • While rising college-going rates helped university entrants grow to 640,000 over that period, the government projects that number will fall to about 510,000 by 2040 as demographic decline accelerates.
    — Anna Esaki-Smith, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of accelerates
Verb
  • Bruce’s family, including Moore and his wife Emma Heming Willis, continue to care for him as his condition progresses.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 14 Aug. 2026
  • We are given a glimpse of events and then drawn into a deeper understanding of them as the story progresses.
    — Deborah Johnson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of progresses
Verb
  • Eun-sae, who has heard Tae-ha speaking Korean, speeds up on her motorbike to whisk Tae-ha away from danger.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
  • ChatGPT Work speeds up and structures the close, but doesn’t replace the underlying accounting system or a controller’s sign-off.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of speeds
Verb
  • Elijah advances to the general election in a central Florida district that is considered reliably Republican.
    — Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Per the rules of baseball, each runner on base advances two bases in this instance.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of advances
Verb
  • While many viewers praise the former child star as the beating heart of the series, her newfound success comes with heightened tabloid scrutiny, thecoverage wading into everything from her looks to her love life.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The service Professionalism comes with genuine warmth, cheerfulness, and a sense of people absolutely loving their jobs.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of comes
Verb
  • This story has been updated to reflect that COPA called for the two officers to be stripped of their police powers, not fired, as the investigation proceeds.
    — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Prosecutors are seeking to keep him in federal custody as the case proceeds in the Northern District of Georgia.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of proceeds
Verb
  • As the season nears, that leaves Jayden Ross still standing, and on the verge of thriving and leading, to carry the banner for his classmates on the court as a UConn senior.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026
  • As All In London nears, the latest episode of AEW Dynamite aired on Wednesday, August 12, from Las Vegas to showcase the latest build.
    — Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 13 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 24 Aug. 2026.

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