fast-forwards

present tense third-person singular of fast-forward

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fast-forwards
Verb
  • This consistent, on-demand support enhances employee satisfaction and accelerates return-to-work rates.
    Anant Agarwal, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Maybe a romance accelerates or ends suddenly.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The director thrives on these kinds of connections, planting her themes like a tree whose roots spread deeper and wider as the movie progresses.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The org chart becomes clearer as the season progresses, but that also involves both Ken and Esmeralda’s subplots drifting away from the main action.
    Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Mechanical engineers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have developed a new framework that speeds up the design of shock-absorbing foam materials, used in everything from sports and military helmets to spacecraft landing struts.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
  • This is incredibly important to finance and commercial teams, and speeds the time to insights by six times, in my experience.
    Chris "Jay" Hawkinson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The exterior, penned by Winch Design, is a study in muscular minimalism, with elegant curves and a reverse bow that advances the Dutch yard’s signature identity.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The backlash has understandably fuelled fears that advances that have been hard-won over the past half century will be rolled back to the disadvantage of non-whites, women, those with disabilities and others.
    Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Of course, with a luxury experience also comes a luxurious price tag and the cost of tickets won’t be the kind of budget fares people most associate with bus travel.
    Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The singer’s recent hometown show comes weeks after her now ex-boyfriend, The Kid LAROI, seemingly confirmed their split.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The business must keep performing while the deal proceeds.
    Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • While Israel proceeds with its war against Hamas in Gaza, Israeli and Palestinian documentary filmmakers are engaging in a cultural competition on the silver screen as both sides vie for global attention to share their points of view.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But debate has been pointed on even slight changes in wording as the City Council nears a final vote on the plan.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
  • As the final decision nears, the past returns, putting love, trust, and up to $500,000 on the line.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Fast-forwards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fast-forwards. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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