as in hum
a monotonous sound like that of an insect in motion
the zoom of a motorboat off in the distance
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as in to zip
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 to speed
to proceed or move quickly
race cars zooming around a track at breakneck speeds
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as in to soar
to rise abruptly and rapidly
zoomed to a supervisory position after only a few short months
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Recent Examples of zoom
Ben Sin, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Even if your phone has a dedicated 3x or 5x telephoto lens, its sensor and aperture are so small that your camera probably falls back to digital zoom using the main camera in low light.
—Allison Johnson, The Verge, 18 Dec. 2024
Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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
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The Xiaomi 14 Ultra is currently Xiaomi’s absolute best camera phone, and the hardware is impeccable — one of the few phones to offer two zoom lenses.
—Ben Sin, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Even if your phone has a dedicated 3x or 5x telephoto lens, its sensor and aperture are so small that your camera probably falls back to digital zoom using the main camera in low light.
—Allison Johnson, The Verge, 18 Dec. 2024
Verb
Every winter, legions zoom up from Southern California for winter sports at Mammoth Mountain (and many more come in other seasons for hiking, fishing and mountain biking).
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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
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Oh yeah, and there are these cars that zip by at speeds of over 150 mph — that's important too.John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Dec. 2024
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There was also an awkwardness about the ball that zipped across the turf—towards a forward now 29, with shifts at Leipzig, Real Sociedad, and Villareal since under his belt—in the dying seconds against Barcelona on December 21, 2024.Henry Flynn, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Graphic by Sohail Al-Jamea & David Newcomb The bicycle lane on Stockton Boulevard is barely two feet wide in most places, leaving cyclists a few inches from speeding traffic.Ryan Lillis, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
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Once inaugurated, President Trump can speed things along by gathering the remnants of America’s sleepy and fragmented maritime bureaucracy under the umbrella of an empowered and dynamic maritime leader—in a new Cabinet-level post or a high-level Directorship at the National Security Council.Craig Hooper, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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During the pandemic, the soaring cost of essentials like food, fuel and rent only deepened the country's widespread precarity — a gnawing sense of financial insecurity that has left tens of millions of Americans vulnerable to job losses, medical problems and even modest economic dips.Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Many say falling birth rates are due to the soaring cost of living, as well as the growing number of women going into the workforce and seeking higher education.Beatrice Nolan, Fortune Asia, 17 Jan. 2025
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Over a plate of fries, Alaska spoke in her signature bass purr about the meaning of family and the merits of drag.Lanna Apisukh, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Stocking Stuffers Under $30 Cat lovers will purr over these adorable bowls.Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Nov. 2024
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The end-of-year flex of consumer strength marks the latest indication of resilient U.S. buying power, which has kept the economy humming despite a prolonged stretch of high interest rates.Max Zahn, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025
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The pressure and spotlight will fixate on the player most likely to succeed Gabriel, who in his one year with the program finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting and kept Oregon’s offense humming after the record-setting year by Bo Nix in 2023.Christopher Kamrani, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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Gonzalez Urrutia was leaving for Panama on Tuesday, and was planning to fly to the Dominican Republic on Thursday.Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Mash, a Russian Telegram channel thought to have links to Russian law enforcement, published footage purportedly showing a drone flying toward Engels overnight, which could not be independently verified.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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The optimism sent prices rocketing for weeks before cooling at the end of the year.Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
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The project has been beset by delays, legal challenges, rocketing costs, and the emotionally complicated spectacle of very old Holocaust survivors speaking both in favor and against it.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
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And as much of a novelty as other platforms might be — including tier-two Chinese alternatives, that buzz will quickly fade.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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After years of electric vehicles dominating the overall new car buzz (if not sales), hybrids made a strong, emphatic comeback in 2024.New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Zoom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zoom. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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