as in to accelerate
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Recent Examples of fast-forward
Let’s fast-forward to Kerry Condon’s look at this year’s Golden Globes.
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Monica Corcoran Harel, Variety, 8 Mar. 2023
Preparation was very minimal compared to … fast-forward ten years to Madonna.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2023
Hitting Pause on High-End Over the next decade, cassette sales were on fast-forward — but the format struggled to attract audiophiles, who stuck with vinyl.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2023
Meanwhile, Georgia will not be holding an early primary, despite the DNC’s fast-forward schedule.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 17 Feb. 2023
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Monica Corcoran Harel, Variety, 8 Mar. 2023
Preparation was very minimal compared to … fast-forward ten years to Madonna.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2023
Hitting Pause on High-End Over the next decade, cassette sales were on fast-forward — but the format struggled to attract audiophiles, who stuck with vinyl.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2023
Meanwhile, Georgia will not be holding an early primary, despite the DNC’s fast-forward schedule.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 17 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fast-forward
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Business leaders obtain the necessary insights to reduce carbon and material usage, accelerate CSRD compliance, and accurately measure the financial and sustainability impact of their decisions.—
Sophia Mendelsohn,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs Wednesday affecting all U.S. trading partners and imports, plowing ahead on a risky economic strategy that promises to further accelerate a global trade war and raise anxieties about higher consumer prices at home.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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The ketogenic diet might be an option for treating certain medical conditions, speeding up initial weight loss, and aiding blood glucose management.—
Melissa Nieves,
Verywell Health,
9 Apr. 2025
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Developers even get granular control over the budget to lower costs and speed things along where appropriate.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
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The hearing will proceed as planned for April 17 and 18.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Over 100 students at the high school on Locust Grove Road, some of whom brought sleeping bags or decks of cards for down time, proceeded to play video games for 24 hours straight.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Apr. 2025
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This approval is a significant step forward and should open the doorway to a therapy that has clear clinical advantages for the patient with mCRPC who has progressed on one ARPI and has not received chemotherapy.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Engaging stakeholders transparently about DEI strategies and progress fosters trust and demonstrates a genuine commitment to inclusivity.—
Jason Wingard,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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It’s all guaranteed to be bad politics for a President who returned to office on promises of curbing inflation, driving down costs, and fixing Washington—and his fellow party members who are fine going along.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
3 Apr. 2025
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If Trump wanted to relieve Adams from his criminal indictment, the president could simply have pardoned the mayor, instead his henchman Emil Bove concocted a scheme to temporarily suspend the case against Adams provided the mayor went along with the Trump immigration agenda.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2025
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Four Democrats joined the Republican majority in the House to advance the bill.—
John Parkinson,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 2,962.86 points, or 7.87%, to close at 40,608.45 for its biggest percentage advance since March 2020.—
Amala Balakrishner,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Senate voted 51-48 to pass the measure after a holding a long series of votes on amendments, which kept senators pacing around the chamber for hours.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
5 Apr. 2025
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My father, disconsolate, would pace around what had once been their home in an exaggerated performance of his own uselessness.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
2 Apr. 2025
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Amazon marches to the beat of their own drum, sometimes acting fast and sometimes taking hours to get a pre-order page up.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
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Students stood in front of the Martin Luther King Jr. King Hall and marched their way across campus, shouting protest chants in the quad nearby the law school.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Fast-forward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fast-forward. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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