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
Anshel Sag, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Find it on Amazon No Dark Is Too Dark for These Night Vision Binoculars
These night vision binoculars have received impressive reviews, featuring videos and photos that confidently support their claims of quality night vision and zoom.
—Greg Manlove, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
Miles Socha, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
Fast fashion trends zoomed by, and vintage stores got more curated.
—Alyssa Hardy, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Motorola has a 50 MP main camera and a 50 MP 2x telephoto camera, which allows for better zoom performance.
—Anshel Sag, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Find it on Amazon No Dark Is Too Dark for These Night Vision Binoculars
These night vision binoculars have received impressive reviews, featuring videos and photos that confidently support their claims of quality night vision and zoom.
—Greg Manlove, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
Verb
But since the beginning of the year, sales on Weill’s online store have zoomed 80 percent — and this is on top of a 50 percent gain last year.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
Fast fashion trends zoomed by, and vintage stores got more curated.
—Alyssa Hardy, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2024
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The three-minute black-and-white clip shows the couple kissing and cuddling in bed, kissing and cuddling on a countertop, zipping around via boat, and hanging out in a very enviable jacuzzi.—
Stacey Leasca,
Glamour,
21 Jan. 2025
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Then Hincapie saw red for tangling with Simeone’s son Giuliano (who, just like his dad in the old days), did some expert meddling, including getting in a scrape with Granit Xhaka and theatrically zipping his own lips shut when the referee had words).—
Tim Spiers,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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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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To the dismay of consumers still struggling to digest soaring food costs, that likely means even higher egg prices in 2025.—
Anne Marie Lee,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2025
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The viral post comes as Americans face soaring housing costs.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 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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So, the economy is humming, and the Fed finally admits it.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps this staging area includes the steampunk-ish hell-basement filled with ominously crackling and humming electrical equipment that sucks Cooper through a portal (sans shoes, like a religious pilgrim entering a house of worship) and reincarnates him on the floor of Dougie’s secret other place.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2025
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Foster, fascinated by machines—and perhaps most appreciative of other people when they’re seen from an L. S. Lowry-like distance—had taken to flying gliders, and then planes.—
Ian Parker,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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Editors are awash with clients and premium microphones are flying off the shelves.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Bitcoin becomes part of 401(k) plans Bitcoin rocketed in popularity after COVID-19 lockdowns.—
Vinamrata Chaturvedi,
Quartz,
3 Jan. 2025
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However, a slick feed from Karlsson found Crosby during a second-period power play, and the captain made no mistake, going down to a knee and rocketing a deflection past Juuse Saros.—
Josh Yohe,
The Athletic,
20 Dec. 2024
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The buzz has carried on even as the Giants have combined to go 9-25 the last two years.—
Charlotte Carroll,
The Athletic,
29 Jan. 2025
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In one corner is Roan, who rode massive internet buzz, an opening slot on Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts World Tour and a collection of solid retro-dance-pop tunes to worldwide fame.—
Jim Harrington,
The Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Zoom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zoom. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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