as in energy
active strength of body or mind
he has surprising zip for a man his age
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as in to dart
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
the fly zipped around the room, trying to find a way to the outside
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as in to speed
to proceed or move quickly
knowing that she was already late, she went zipping off to meet her next client
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Recent Examples of zip
Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The zip top keeps everything inside secure.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Outside Online, 15 Oct. 2025
Drake Maye can zip a completion to Stefon Diggs, his favorite target under pressure.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Children were reportedly zip-tied during a multi-agency law enforcement raid in Wilder, Idaho, as hundreds of people were detained and police fired rubber bullets.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The zip top keeps everything inside secure.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
There are few things in the outdoors as fun as zipping through the woods down a tacky dirt trail with soft bank turns and mellow lil whoopty whoop jumps.
—Outside Online, 15 Oct. 2025
Drake Maye can zip a completion to Stefon Diggs, his favorite target under pressure.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zip
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Anchored by Syracuse University, the city hums with youthful spirit, from buzzy Marshall Street to the roar of the JMA Wireless Dome, where Orange basketball games regularly draw some of the largest crowds in college hoops.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Oct. 2025
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The machinery of violence here hums louder each week.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Grass moths that darted sideways through the air.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Leavitt took the snap and darted right, headed for the first-down marker on the sideline.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Well, the speed of disruption is clearly speeding up.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Once Mercury and Mars move into expansive Sagittarius and your curious third house, communication speeds up.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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The air buzzed with laughter, connection, and anticipation.—
Essence,
Essence,
20 Oct. 2025
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On Trend Attendees were buzzing about the opportunities digital printing brings to denim.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Oct. 2025
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Sunlight flitted over the Pacific Ocean and into our bedroom.—
Joe Garcia,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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The spaces are smaller, with lower benches, and the older players, flitting between dressing rooms for U14s and U12s, have had to take their belongings home each day rather than leave them in lockers due to the carousel of teams moving in and out.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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But with victory comes hustle as stores hurried to fill the demand of playoff gear.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Duane heard the shooting and hurried around to help.—
Marguerite Reiss,
Outdoor Life,
9 Oct. 2025
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The fastest way to a stressful hosting experience is by micro-managing and trying to do everything yourself, from setting out food and drink to cleaning up to fluttering around to ensure nothing is going wrong.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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There were discussions about the addition of false eyelashes, according to the film’s visual effects makeup artist and creature designer, Mike Hill, but the consensus was that Elordi’s own were long and fluttering enough.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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Alaska is the fifth largest US airline and flies 44 million passengers each year to 120 destinations in five countries, accoring to its website.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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As a defender in the English Premier League for 12 years, Higginbotham rarely had to fly.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Zip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zip. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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