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"(figuratively) A state of rapid advancement."
],
"tags": [
"countable",
"figuratively",
"uncountable"
]
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "fast-forward"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"fast forward"
],
"word": "fast forward"
}
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