Asteroids zipped past the sun quickly.

Meaning: The asteroids moved very quickly past the sun.

Choice of Words: Asteroids are small rocky objects that orbit the sun. Zipped means to move very quickly. Quickly means with great speed or in a short amount of time.

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Asteroids whizzed past the sun quickly.

Meaning: This sentence describes how asteroids moved very fast as they passed by the sun.

Choice of Words: Whizzed is a verb that means to move very quickly, like the sound of something moving fast. Past means to move by or around something without touching it. Quickly means to move with speed or without delay. Together, "whizzed past the sun quickly" creates a vivid image of the asteroids moving rapidly by the sun.

Asteroids zoomed past the sun at high speed.

Meaning: This sentence also describes the rapid movement of asteroids past the sun.

Choice of Words: Zoomed is a verb that means to move very quickly, often with a loud noise. At high speed means moving very quickly. This sentence uses different words to convey the same idea of fast movement as the previous example.

Asteroids sped past the sun in a flash.

Meaning: This sentence uses a different way to describe the fast movement of asteroids, comparing it to something very quick.

Choice of Words: Sped is a verb that means to move quickly. In a flash means very quickly, like a flash of light. This sentence uses figurative language to compare the speed of the asteroids to a flash of light.

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