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zippy

[zip-ee] / ˈzɪp i /


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“Ladies Room” was a zippy ode to the sanctity of a room of one’s own; “Time” promised that “It’s up to me to spend my time / I gave you yours, so give me mine.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

The economy expanded at zippy 4.4% annual pace in the third quarter of 2025, an updated estimate showed, to keep the U.S. on track to score the fifth straight year of above-average growth.

From MarketWatch Jan. 22, 2026

HBM stands for high-bandwidth memory, a zippy, costly kind used for artificial intelligence.

From Barron's Jan. 2, 2026

If your family leans wine, pick a single bottle that actually suits the meal: something crisp and acidic like a zippy Sauvignon Blanc, a light-bodied floral Beaujolais or even a gently funky orange wine.

From Salon Nov. 25, 2025

All I have in the way of a wallet is a zippy pouch thing.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

Now carriers are turning to satellites to offer zippier speeds that compare to what customers can get on the ground.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 31, 2026

And we do mean anything: soups, salads, grilled meats, dips and even casseroles as a zippier alternative to fried onions.

From Salon Mar. 16, 2023

On paper, it looks like the Corolla Cross should be zippier, but the Chevy’s turbocharged nature makes its power and torque more readily accessible at low rpm.

From Seattle Times Sep. 7, 2022

As a guide, Cuchna can be too earnest for my liking — Kirk Hamilton’s “Strong Songs” podcast is much more fun, much zippier — but Cuchna is astute and digs into lots of juicy stuff.

From Washington Post May 5, 2020

And a good number of tweens and teenagers have already migrated from “their parent’s Facebook” to zippier sites like Snapchat, Instagram and Tumblr, all of which feel less welcoming to the 20th reunion crowd.

From New York Times May 3, 2013

This might be the zippiest roast chicken and potatoes recipe out there.

From New York Times Jun. 28, 2022

Misha Berson, The Seattle Times: “… the zippiest and least synthetic or mawkish in a glut of recent musicals spun off hit movies and Billboard backlists.”

From Seattle Times Nov. 22, 2019

The Chevrolet Bolt, the all-electric coupe just introduced by General Motors, isn’t the first or the zippiest all-electric vehicle on the market.

From Slate Sep. 15, 2016

Here, a rundown of the zippiest models, including those coming out in the next few years.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2016

The movie…explodes into the year’s wittiest, zippiest adventure, with each knockout action sequence eclipsing the last and with echoes of ’60s James Bond films and Fantastic Four comic books.

From Time Nov. 5, 2014




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