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as in hissed
to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \s\
just hearing the bullets whiz as they fly by their heads must be terrifying for soldiers
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as in hummed
to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound
many vehicles were whizzing past us at breakneck speeds
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Recent Examples of whizzed
After a couple of wide ones, Root whizzed another strike past the great man.
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Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
Inside the deli, workers leapt for cover as bullets whizzed through the store.
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Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2026
Then a 70 mph pitch whizzed by her in a blink.
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Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
Fayetteville, North Carolina — Three small drones whizzed overhead, piloted by soldiers on laptops.
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Eleanor Watson,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
While more than a quarter-million miles from Earth, the astronauts aboard Orion whizzed by the moon, cruising no closer than about 4,000 miles above the surface while seeing sights of the far side that no one had ever laid eyes upon in person.
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Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
On a recent Thursday morning, cars whizzed over the bridge with several vehicles pulling off on the side of the road to visit Long's doughnut line.
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Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
1 Apr. 2026
Spike Lee whizzed through the crowd with a smile on his face and a spring in his step.
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Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
16 Mar. 2026
At one point, the magazine publisher even whizzed by Bailey to buy a bottle of water and a banana from the convenience store.
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Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
14 Mar. 2026
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
Inside the deli, workers leapt for cover as bullets whizzed through the store.
—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2026
Then a 70 mph pitch whizzed by her in a blink.
—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
Fayetteville, North Carolina — Three small drones whizzed overhead, piloted by soldiers on laptops.
—
Eleanor Watson,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
While more than a quarter-million miles from Earth, the astronauts aboard Orion whizzed by the moon, cruising no closer than about 4,000 miles above the surface while seeing sights of the far side that no one had ever laid eyes upon in person.
—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
On a recent Thursday morning, cars whizzed over the bridge with several vehicles pulling off on the side of the road to visit Long's doughnut line.
—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
1 Apr. 2026
Spike Lee whizzed through the crowd with a smile on his face and a spring in his step.
—
Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
16 Mar. 2026
At one point, the magazine publisher even whizzed by Bailey to buy a bottle of water and a banana from the convenience store.
—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whizzed
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Refn has made characters moving and speaking in a benzodiazepine fugue state — lines hissed out stiltedly into dead air, spoken like throwing stones down a well — his signature in recent films.
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His line drive hissed past a leaping Steffen for a 3-2 Miami lead.
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Experiments were running, discoveries being made, and conferences hummed with new ideas.
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Eye Patch rocked on the balls of his feet and hummed.
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Astrophotographer Efrain Morales captured spectacular footage of China's Tiangong space station as its silhouette buzzed Tycho Crater during a lunar transit on May 29, one night before May's Blue Moon.
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The crowd at the party buzzed around one of that show’s key players, Lindsay Hubbard, who was in attendance.
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When fully zipped, the stand-up collar offers extra protection at the front of the neck while the hood shields the scalp and ears.
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This secure style can be zipped inside a travel tote or crossbody bag and has enough slots and space to hold credit cards, an ID, and cash or coins—both of which are useful in Europe, especially at cafes where there may be a minimum spend to use a credit card or Apple Pay.
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“Whizzed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whizzed. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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