Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zinged
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Early winter rains followed by multiple heat waves sped up the timeline of spring’s arrival in Los Angeles well ahead of its official start on Friday.—
Jessie Schiewe,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026 -
Previous arrangements with quarantine officials speeded the tree through what might have been a lethal delay and it was then put on a train and arrived in Orlando ahead of Foster.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
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About a dozen parents sprinted to get their children soon after authorities cleared the building.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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On Thursday, the Oakland County Sheriff’s office cleared the building and about a dozen parents sprinted to get their children from an early childhood learning center inside.—
Corey Williams,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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The ball fell to Ludmila, who evaded her defender and fired a shot toward goal, but the attempt sailed upward.—
Fernando Ramirez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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His 7-wood sailed into the water right of the green on the par-5 11th.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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David flicked, a 3-pointer swished, and the junior stretched his vocal cords to the cavernous audience at the Coliseum with an early dagger.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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Samson Fellows shuffled in his slippers to a small space heater and flicked it on.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
11 Mar. 2026
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Zumwinkle darted along the left wall, cut in along the goal line and flicked a shot behind goaltended Kayle Osborne that deflected off the crossbar and into the net to give Minnesota a 1-0 lead just past the midway point in the first period.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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The Badgers outrebounded the Illini 37-36, and Blackwell darted into the lane to grab a key offensive rebound with 52 seconds to play.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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On Friday in Sacramento, the magic that carried Valley Christian from a 9-15 regular season to the brink of a state title flickered one last time before finally running out.—
Jane Tyska,
Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Its tongue flickered, sensing the currents of pandemonium, and then the forked tip touched my cheek.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
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Partied with rock stars, danced and sang, and racked up cash in offshore accounts.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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For years, the foursome was inseparable, a creative and bold whirlwind of girlhood that sang, danced, and even filmed their way through their coming-of-age.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
17 Mar. 2026
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And there, for the fifth time, was Azzi Fudd as the colorful scraps of paper, shot from big cannons, fluttered down all around her.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
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As his hair fluttered in the jet stream created by his flight path, three of his Minnesota Timberwolves teammates were left in his dust.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Zinged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zinged. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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