zings

verb

present tense third-person singular of zing
as in speeds

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zings
  1. speeds
  2. sprints
  3. zooms
  4. sails
  5. flits
  6. flies
  7. flutters
  8. flirts
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  • For health care CFOs, the challenge is distinguishing between an AI tool that speeds up billing and one that helps patients get the right care in the right setting—potentially changing the economics of care itself.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
  • This speeds customs and ensures a smoother cross-border delivery experience.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of speeds
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  • In mid-August, OpenAI announced a new chief revenue officer—its fifth C-suite shake-up in the past year, but arguably its most important as the company sprints toward what could be an historic IPO, Forlini writes.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The one who sets the bone-crushing screen that springs the star, then immediately sprints to the rim for the lob, then turns around and blows up the other team’s pick-and-roll on the other end all in one sequence?
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026
Definition of sprints
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  • The American musician and comedian's name was recently approved for an asteroid, or space rock, that zooms around our solar system about once every four years.
    — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • This is similar to how the sound of, say, a passing motorcycle drops in pitch as the vehicle zooms away from you.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of zooms
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  • Seabourn sails the 264-passenger Seabourn Venture and twin Seabourn Pursuit, two lavish all-suite polar-class expedition ships cruising remote itineraries, each with two submarines.
    — Janice Wald Henderson, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Some of my favorites are coming back too, like El Pulpo Magnifico, Duane Flatmo's fire-breathing octopus, and the Monaco, a 40-foot ship with three masts that sails across dust instead of water.
    — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of sails
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  • Stellantis There's also all the homologation and regulatory hurdles attached to having something that flits between being a passenger-car and a light truck.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Jeffrey said his father flits about from KC to his 35 international restaurants, which are located in the Middle East, Asia and beyond.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of flits
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  • When the group gets close to a nest, the mother duck usually flies off, giving everyone a chance to spot the eggs hidden in the cover crop.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Back then, the company — which also flies the workhorse Electron small-satellite launcher — targeted a 2024 debut for the 141-foot-tall (42 meters) Neutron, which features a reusable first stage.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of flies
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  • The flag of Iran flutters in the wind outside of the IAEA headquarters.
    — Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Iran’s flag before the 1979 revolution — green, white and red with a lion and a rising sun — flutters from many overhangs.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Definition of flutters
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  • Between Jordan’s charm and Misty’s smile that only emerges around him, the film flirts with becoming a romantic comedy.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Hal flirts with Kerry; John has an affair with Zoe (Poorna Jagannathan), the wife of William Macon (Garret Dillahunt), a local cattle mogul whose compound has more high tech weaponry than a mere human would seem to need.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of flirts
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