fast-forwards

verb

Definition of fast-forwardsnext
present tense third-person singular of fast-forward
as in accelerates

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  1. accelerates
  2. progresses
  3. comes
  4. nears
Verb
  • The Buzz accelerates confidently and has responsive handling.
    Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Additionally, the plan accelerates state debt payments, freeing up recurring general fund revenue for other uses.
    Nolan McKendry | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of accelerates
Verb
  • As research progresses, there is hope that these new strategies will provide patients with better options for recovery, reducing the physical and emotional toll of scarring.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Yet as the novel progresses, Wojnicz is unable to disregard disturbing events.
    Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of progresses
Verb
  • One of the most common concerns that comes with training intelligent agents is exposing sensitive information to security risks.
    Gregorio Alejandro Patiño Zabala, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • This reusable, insulated tumbler keeps her drinks hot for hours—and comes with a secure lid to help keep them contained.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Glamour, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of comes
Verb
  • As tensions mount and opening day nears, Chef’s behavior grows ever more erratic, and the haunting history of the house serving as both her workplace and lodging teases out creepy visions that may or may not be there.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Americans rarely hear of such activity, even as alarm over Moscow’s subversion nears hysteria.
    Robert David English, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2017
Definition of nears
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