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as in hummed
to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound
a dragonfly zipped by my ear
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as in darted
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 sped
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 zipped
Landscaping crews zipped along cemetery roads around in carts as sprinklers shot water across green lawns.
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Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
The zip-up collar gives it a preppy-casual vibe that can be zipped down and layered with a necklace, or zipped up with leg-elongating flare jeans and sneakers.
—Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Even light, which zipped at breathtaking pace across the dark, took many human lifetimes to traverse a single galaxy.
—Angus Fletcher, Big Think, 29 Sep. 2025
Dobbins darted left after taking a handoff from Bo Nix on the first play of the third quarter, found a crease and zipped down the sideline for a 41-yard run.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
After snapping that last photo, trapped down below, Michelle zipped the camera into her jacket pocket and made a desperate final move.
—Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
Rather than implementing a folding or rolling process, these items are packed by piling the outfits on top of one another, typically connected to a hanger, before the bag is zipped and folded up into a compact carrying shape.
—Rachel Trujillo, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2025
Authorities have arrested a suspect and are working to determine a motive after bullets zipped through the windows of a local Sacramento TV station in what city police described as a drive-by shooting on Friday afternoon.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
Over 25 flies zipped about the dishwasher area, landing on clean plates.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
The zip-up collar gives it a preppy-casual vibe that can be zipped down and layered with a necklace, or zipped up with leg-elongating flare jeans and sneakers.
—Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Even light, which zipped at breathtaking pace across the dark, took many human lifetimes to traverse a single galaxy.
—Angus Fletcher, Big Think, 29 Sep. 2025
Dobbins darted left after taking a handoff from Bo Nix on the first play of the third quarter, found a crease and zipped down the sideline for a 41-yard run.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
After snapping that last photo, trapped down below, Michelle zipped the camera into her jacket pocket and made a desperate final move.
—Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
Rather than implementing a folding or rolling process, these items are packed by piling the outfits on top of one another, typically connected to a hanger, before the bag is zipped and folded up into a compact carrying shape.
—Rachel Trujillo, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2025
Authorities have arrested a suspect and are working to determine a motive after bullets zipped through the windows of a local Sacramento TV station in what city police described as a drive-by shooting on Friday afternoon.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
Over 25 flies zipped about the dishwasher area, landing on clean plates.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zipped
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Offense has largely hummed when Bo Nix is decisive.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
29 Sep. 2025
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Lost in our mind frequency, which hummed loud now like a drone.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This time, the sophomore broke free off a quarterback keeper, then darted up the sideline for a 39-yard touchdown rush to put his team back in the lead.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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The quarterback took the snap out of the gun and darted to the left.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Coast Guard personnel told the driver to stop several times but the driver then allegedly put the truck in reverse and suddenly sped backward toward the Coast Guard security officials, DHS said on Friday.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
24 Oct. 2025
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Bill Pugliano | Getty Images Ford Motor sped past Wall Street’s expectations on both lines for the third quarter.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The air buzzed with laughter, connection, and anticipation.—
Essence,
Essence,
20 Oct. 2025
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Each week, social media has buzzed with his latest one-handed reception or shape-shifting juke.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
19 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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Bees and wasps flitted together on yellow flowers, and as the day wore on, gnats clumped in beams of sunshine to make a kind of haze.—
Blair Braverman,
Outside,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As rain pattered against windows, and trees lining the streets swayed, flurries of urgent texts began ricocheting from one end of the neighborhood to the other, and panic set in as some residents put on their shoes and hurried out the door.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Charlotte, which has rarely utilized tempo this season, hurried to the line, and Loftis fired a ball between two wideouts, both running curls.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Just hearing this phrase whispered on the other end of the phone is enough to send a chill up your spine.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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Like marmalade, said to be from Marie est malade, the words whispered to a seasick Mary Queen of Scots by her maid, presumably while munching marmalade on toast.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Union Jack bunting fluttered overhead.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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Concertgoers fluttered around the building, staying away from the barricaded stairs leading up to the upstairs balcony, which is inaccessible.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Zipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zipped. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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