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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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as in sped
to proceed or move quickly
race cars zooming around a track at breakneck speeds
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as in soared
to rise abruptly and rapidly
zoomed to a supervisory position after only a few short months
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Recent Examples of zoomed
As the space station zoomed around our planet at a rate of 17,500 mph ( 28,000 km/h), the veteran astronaut was able to take long exposure images that created brilliant streaks in the darkness.
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Fast fashion trends zoomed by, and vintage stores got more curated.
—Alyssa Hardy, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2024
As the sky turned blazing orange, our Zodiac zoomed past green sea turtles, whose heads would pop above the surface and then vanish.
—Janice Wald Henderson, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
Christopher Nolan’s 2014 sci-fi epic Interstellar zoomed back into IMAX theaters for a two-week special engagement in early December.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
In 2019, the remains of a man who was missing for 22 years were found after someone zoomed into his former Florida neighborhood with Google images.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Washington has zoomed past any realistic expectations for this campaign, and the long-term ceiling is much higher thanks to Daniels’ upside.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
The drones zoomed off when police arrived at the scene, the source said.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
Cypress Gardens’ shows typically featured stunts and elaborate human pyramids while skiiers zoomed across Lake Eloise.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Fast fashion trends zoomed by, and vintage stores got more curated.
—Alyssa Hardy, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2024
As the sky turned blazing orange, our Zodiac zoomed past green sea turtles, whose heads would pop above the surface and then vanish.
—Janice Wald Henderson, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
Christopher Nolan’s 2014 sci-fi epic Interstellar zoomed back into IMAX theaters for a two-week special engagement in early December.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
In 2019, the remains of a man who was missing for 22 years were found after someone zoomed into his former Florida neighborhood with Google images.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Washington has zoomed past any realistic expectations for this campaign, and the long-term ceiling is much higher thanks to Daniels’ upside.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
The drones zoomed off when police arrived at the scene, the source said.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
Cypress Gardens’ shows typically featured stunts and elaborate human pyramids while skiiers zoomed across Lake Eloise.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zoomed
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Five of them buzzed the front counter smoothie station, three zipped about under the front counter service window, two flew under a prep table and another two over a prep table.—
David J. Neal
Updated August 22,
Miami Herald,
22 Aug. 2025
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When asked if Flynn had reached out to him recently to discuss taking over as Lucius, the White Lotus star zipped his lips.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Prosecutors sped through four additional witnesses this afternoon.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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From stopwatches to wearables, tech has elevated individuals' experiences through a plethora of on-demand metrics that provide a more holistic view of progress, and the Covid-19 pandemic sped this growth considerably.—
Hamid Farooqui,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Collectively their net worth soared 23% to a record level of $239 billion, in a year when the nation is celebrating its 60th anniversary.—
Naazneen Karmali,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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That caused inflation in the transfer market and players’ valuations soared.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Cicadas hummed as the sun set over the Kansas City, Kansas, Unified Government Municipal Building Tuesday, as a crowd of somber faces turned towards a Kansas City, Kansas Police Department vehicle.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Aug. 2025
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Interstate 10 hummed with cars rushing north toward Phoenix, drivers pushing to get ahead of what was bearing down on them.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Having only raced four times in her career, this Brad Cox trainee strutted her stuff on August 28 in an allowance race on opening day at this Franklin, Kentucky track.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The tone was set on the opening play from scrimmage when defensive back John Nestor picked off a pass and raced 29 yards down the Northwestern State sideline for a touchdown that put the Gophers on top 7-0.—
Frank Rajkowski,
Twin Cities,
6 Sep. 2025
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Grisly footage of the shooting rocketed across social media.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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Shoplifting became a political lighting rod, and videos of thieves smashing store windows and grabbing merchandise rocketed across the news and social media as a symbol of a breakdown across cities.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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Cristian Roldan buzzed about, and burst through midfield.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
1 Sep. 2025
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The pagers of emergency room staff at Hennepin Healthcare, in downtown Minneapolis, buzzed yet again — this time carrying especially dire news.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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In the tall-grass prairies that once spread out across pre-settlement Indiana, tiny ground squirrels scurried through the wildflowers, grasses and shrubs.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
21 Aug. 2025
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Brett Ryan, aided by Robbie Carter’s young daughter, scurried to place markers at the sites of the longest throws, before chucking the corpses back to the starting line.—
Nathaniel Rich,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Zoomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zoomed. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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