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as in increased
to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number
toy purchases accelerate dramatically during the Christmas season
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as in pushed
to cause to move or proceed fast or faster
we accelerated preparations for the hurricane upon hearing weather reports that it had gained speed
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as in expanded
to make greater in size, amount, or number
the company accelerated its advertising purchases even as the economy appeared to be in recession
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Recent Examples of accelerated
Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
If a resident chooses one of those plans and the lot qualifies, the project should move through an accelerated approval path.
—Jacob Mitchell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 11 May 2026
The figure has really accelerated since 2017, though, driven in a large part by cost—to live a better quality of life at a lower cost and to have access to affordable healthcare and housing in later years.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
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Adjective
The case against accelerated electrification is bolstered by the recent slump in EV sales, which is driven, in part, by the dismantling of pro-EV measures, such as federal EV tax credits and EPA tailpipe emissions standards.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
If a resident chooses one of those plans and the lot qualifies, the project should move through an accelerated approval path.
—Jacob Mitchell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
Since the Covid pandemic, the steps for disseminating misinformation online seem to have solidified and accelerated.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 11 May 2026
The figure has really accelerated since 2017, though, driven in a large part by cost—to live a better quality of life at a lower cost and to have access to affordable healthcare and housing in later years.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accelerated
Adjective
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As immigration officers arrested her six weeks ago, through tears and a rushed goodbye, Maria de Jesus Estrada Juarez had a request for her daughter.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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Little emphasized the need to ease property taxes in a letter accompanying his signature but criticized Moyle’s approach as rushed and overly complex.—
Mark Dee
March 25,
Idaho Statesman,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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California alone spent $24 billion in 5 years fighting homelessness, yet the number of homeless increased.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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Greek food has always been on the menu at Skippers, but the demand for it has increased over time.—
Sarah Kyrcz,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
Verb
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The differences between racial attitudes in America and those in Britain both pushed and pulled him out of his home country, but America needed that gift less than Britain did.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool did it by having Jordan Henderson drop from the right side of midfield to cover the space when Alexander-Arnold pushed up from full-back.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Efforts have picked up in recent years to limit ownership, including in Utah, where its Republican governor, Spencer Cox, signed a bill into law that expanded previous foreign restrictions.—
Gabe Kaminsky,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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Brazil’s criminal organizations Comando Vermelho and Primeiro Comando da Capital have expanded aggressively across the Amazon over the past decade and now dominate key trafficking corridors linking coca-growing regions in Colombia and Peru to Atlantic ports used to ship cocaine to Europe.—
Antonio MarÃa Delgado,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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The shuffling sound quickened and the puzzlers’ hands sped up.—
Lia Picard,
AJC.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Drinking decaf coffee helps avoid caffeine side effects, such as anxiety and a quickened heart rate.—
Emily Santora,
Health,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Wild sold the Beer Twigs during the regular season, but the team has seen an uptick in sales since the games rose in importance.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Courts were backed up, the jail population rose once again, and absenteeism became rampant among corrections officers.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Americans have a long history of being hurried into war on false pretexts.—
Adam Kirsch,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
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His father was a schoolteacher and a member of the Nazi Party; Baselitz, who was seven at the cessation of World War II, would later recall the smoke rising from firebombed Dresden as his mother hurried her children through the city in a futile attempt to escape the Russians.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 May 2026
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That visual vocabulary has been extended to the second season, augmented by a new black Daredevil suit with a red double D emblem on the chest—straight out of the 2010 Shadowland comic storyline.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
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Most of what would be free cash flow among Amazon , Alphabet , Meta and Microsoft is now being handed to the hardware providers, augmented by some borrowing.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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“Accelerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accelerated. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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