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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
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.
—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
Someone got a haircut as cars whizzed past.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
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
Someone got a haircut as cars whizzed past.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 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.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
19 May 2026
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His line drive hissed past a leaping Steffen for a 3-2 Miami lead.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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Traffic hummed and whined on I-85.—
Thomas Lake,
AJC.com,
13 May 2026
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To the right hummed Interstate 190; beyond the highway, the Niagara River; beyond the river, Canada.—
Dan Barry,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Outside buzzed the controversial Court Street bike lane, the subject of a recent lawsuit which Dornagon covered closely.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Altadena buzzed with the sound of construction in late April.—
Aarne Heikkila,
NBC news,
14 May 2026
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The Ducks zipped the puck around the Vegas zone, and Gauthier found a seam pass through the heart of the defense right to Zellweger’s tape.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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The Mayor, after arriving with his chief of staff and first deputy mayor, zipped off a pair of ankle boots and joined the men on the floor.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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“Whizzed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whizzed. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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