zoomed

past tense of zoom
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as in zipped
to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound a squadron of fighter planes zooming over our heads prompted thoughts of a terrorist attack

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Recent Examples of zoomed The two probes — Mira satellites operated by the California startup Impulse Space — zoomed within 650 feet (200 meters) of each other in low Earth orbit (LEO) recently. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2026 Today's 30% price cut gives homeowners, property managers, and renters a chance to secure their property with simultaneous wide-angle and zoomed-in footage without the strain of standard retail prices. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026 The weather helped, and the visuals were indeed stunning as the cars zoomed past monuments and museums. — Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 As Vollering zoomed along the famed Promenade des Anglais by the seaside in Nice, Niewiadoma-Phinney and former Giro d’Italia winner Elisa Longo Borghini could not close the gap. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026 Wilson had to work her way back from a knee injury to compete in that race, and had the lead, up until the final lap, before the trans athlete zoomed past her and took first place. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026 In the post, Silberbusch also shared a collection of photos from the July 24 outing, including a zoomed-in video clip showing where Victoria fell. — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026 Last week, an F/A-18 Super Hornet from the Blue Angels, the Navy’s flight-demonstration team, zoomed dangerously low along the Florida coast, stirring up sand and umbrellas, startling some beachgoers—and, it must be said, delighting many others. — Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026 Citing those acquisitions, Cineverse said its revenue zoomed 67% in the quarter compared with the year-ago period, hitting $26 million. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zoomed
Verb
  • Their battle for first after a restart with nine laps remaining opened the door for Logano, who zipped past Hocevar and led the final seven laps.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Those memes have zipped around the internet world since memes have existed.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Hospital security reported that a vehicle had pulled up, dropped off the victim and then sped away.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Hall says that the process can be sped up with quick-cooking grits, but folks will have to figure out the correct proportions of liquid on their own.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Bond yields in Japan have soared to their highest levels in three decades, boosted by inflation, the Bank of Japan raising interest rates and investors’ concerns about the government’s spending plans.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Shares of Greenland Energy soared 159%, with Greenland Mines seen up more than 200% and Critical Metals Corp nearly 37% higher.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Pastel Colonial buildings lined the streets, their facades glowing in the afternoon sun, while the plazas hummed with life.
    — Chantelle Kincy, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The bleachers were packed, and for the first time all day the air hummed with genuine enthusiasm.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Those gains came even as Treasury yields raced to highs not seen in years, with traders increasing bets of more Federal Reserve rate hikes due to persistent inflation.
    — Jenni Reid,Justina Lee,Fred Imbert, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Ben Grice took a first-down handoff and raced 88 yards for a touchdown and the Owls (1-3) led 7-0 after one quarter.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • As if triggered by this thought, the door buzzed itself open, startling the pigeons from wire to wing, a grand scattering.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Upon the stone’s discovery, the world of Egyptology buzzed with questions.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Tiny creatures like crabs and ants traveled huge distances, encountering all sorts of dangers—driven by the instinct to lay eggs and reproduce at any cost.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Our photographers also visited park openings in Davis and Sacramento, and travelled to the remote Placer County community of Iowa Hill after a sheriff’s deputies engaged in a two-hour shootout with a man who killed a woman in a home nearby.
    — Nathaniel Levine, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Assistant Directors scurried to and fro, getting everyone ready for camera.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Another quartet scurried around the trash can next to the dishwasher.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026

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“Zoomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zoomed. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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