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as in humming
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 speeding
to proceed or move quickly
race cars zooming around a track at breakneck speeds
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as in soaring
to rise abruptly and rapidly
zoomed to a supervisory position after only a few short months
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Recent Examples of zooming
Now, on to Thursday's news, from asteroids zooming by Earth to baseball's new robots.
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
Far-off details can be a little soft in 50MP or 12MP shots, while 200MP pictures hold up better when zooming.
—Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
Bella Hadid on a rampage through the streets of Paris, zooming around on her motorcycle and facing down cops — fun!
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2026
Daredevils can head into the backcountry with their guide, zooming through deep powder and heading up steep climbs.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
To open the scoring, Kyrou struck off the rush, receiving a sweeping pass at the defensive blue line and zooming all the way up ice for a goal.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
Picture a galaxy zooming through a crowded neighborhood of other galaxies.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
Inside an Irving Park bungalow, kids raced barefoot through the dining room, zooming past paper chains taped to the ceiling.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Silver, which has been zooming higher in its own feverish run, had a similar and sudden reversal of momentum before ticking higher again.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
Far-off details can be a little soft in 50MP or 12MP shots, while 200MP pictures hold up better when zooming.
—Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
Bella Hadid on a rampage through the streets of Paris, zooming around on her motorcycle and facing down cops — fun!
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2026
Daredevils can head into the backcountry with their guide, zooming through deep powder and heading up steep climbs.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
To open the scoring, Kyrou struck off the rush, receiving a sweeping pass at the defensive blue line and zooming all the way up ice for a goal.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
Picture a galaxy zooming through a crowded neighborhood of other galaxies.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
Inside an Irving Park bungalow, kids raced barefoot through the dining room, zooming past paper chains taped to the ceiling.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Silver, which has been zooming higher in its own feverish run, had a similar and sudden reversal of momentum before ticking higher again.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zooming
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When the paint has dried and the kitchen is humming, expansion could feel like a blessing for the Rileys.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Apr. 2026
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Data centers on Earth are not just static buildings full of chips humming away, says Raul Martynek, the CEO of DataBank, a company that maintains 75 data centers, primarily located in the United States.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2026
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The morning commute in Oak Park devolved into chaos Friday morning when a motorist speeding on Harlem Avenue crashed into several vehicles including a Pace bus, sending 11 people to area hospitals, village officials said.—
Cam'ron Hardy,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Hernandez climbed into the driver’s side of his Toyota and pointed at the couple, yelling one last time, before speeding off.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Apr. 2026
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The 41-year-old in his record 23rd season had back-to-back dunks before the break, then a soaring alley-oop slam from Kennard to get the Lakers within 72-70 early in the third quarter.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Wall Street is coming off a strong performance last week, with the S&P 500 soaring nearly 6%.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
5 Apr. 2026
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Armed with artificial lights, Marco sat his sister at a desk across from a golden cryostat, which her colleagues use to freeze detectors to temperatures colder than the vacuum of space to hunt for subatomic particles zipping by.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
1 Apr. 2026
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As with past generations, the 2026 Grand Sport has a wide body style and similar telltale graphics packages ― most notably, the racing stripes from front to back across the hood ― that were first designed to quickly distinguish the vehicle zipping by on a racetrack.—
Jackie Charniga,
Freep.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Fort Collins now has drones flying the city nearly every day as a resource to the police, fire and utilities departments.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Meteor showers such as the Lyrids can be tracked yearly, because the debris flying through the night sky in fiery streaks is coming from the same comet.—
Hali Smith
March 31,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Mar. 2026
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The film is set in a mountain village where an elderly woman named Hettie (Hettie Farmer) lives alone on a small farm, tending her flock of goats with increasing difficulty.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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New York City Councilwoman Farah Louis is under increasing scrutiny amid a federal public corruption investigation involving the state’s homeless shelters for migrants.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Apr. 2026
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Numbers aside, the sleeveless look had his teammates buzzing.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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The buzzing grew, steady and direct, and the drone emerged from between city buildings, cut through the rain, and stopped inches from Pok.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The memorial includes two metal American flag signs on the Cloverdale Road overpass that drivers can see while traveling the Interstate, one in each direction.—
Rose Evans
April 4,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Apr. 2026
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Want to learn something new while traveling?—
Julie Bielenberg,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Zooming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zooming. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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