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as in increasing
to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number
toy purchases accelerate dramatically during the Christmas season
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as in rushing
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 expanding
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 accelerating
Starting in the late 1950s and accelerating in the 1970s, several states enacted laws that required a date label on certain foods.
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Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
The right question to ask early on is whether the rate of experimentation and the surfacing of new use cases are accelerating month over month.
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Aswin Saravanan,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Riverso also sees innovation accelerating across the analytics landscape.
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Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Instead of taking months, now researchers can study the effects of different proteins much more quickly, substantially accelerating the drug development process.
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Jessica Melugin,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 2026
This decision will mean less investment in maintenance and repairs, accelerating the deterioration of the housing stock that millions of New Yorkers call home.
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Jeff Capellini,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Related Stories Attal’s remit will include growing the studio’s global footprint, deepening strategic partnerships and accelerating premium film and TV projects, from development and finance to production.
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K.j. Yossman,
Variety,
24 June 2026
Australia is accelerating efforts to protect frontline troops from the growing threat of small drones, awarding a contract to defense technology firm OpenWorks under the Australian Defence Force’s Land 156 counter-drone program.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
Endorsement deals are accelerating that mainstream shift.
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Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
The right question to ask early on is whether the rate of experimentation and the surfacing of new use cases are accelerating month over month.
—
Aswin Saravanan,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Riverso also sees innovation accelerating across the analytics landscape.
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Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Instead of taking months, now researchers can study the effects of different proteins much more quickly, substantially accelerating the drug development process.
—
Jessica Melugin,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 2026
This decision will mean less investment in maintenance and repairs, accelerating the deterioration of the housing stock that millions of New Yorkers call home.
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Jeff Capellini,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Related Stories Attal’s remit will include growing the studio’s global footprint, deepening strategic partnerships and accelerating premium film and TV projects, from development and finance to production.
—
K.j. Yossman,
Variety,
24 June 2026
Australia is accelerating efforts to protect frontline troops from the growing threat of small drones, awarding a contract to defense technology firm OpenWorks under the Australian Defence Force’s Land 156 counter-drone program.
—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
Endorsement deals are accelerating that mainstream shift.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accelerating
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But the increasing tanker traffic is an encouraging step toward normalization of global oil flows.
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Hulls said the fund allows property owners to support local businesses without dramatically increasing rents as market conditions change.
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With the flip of a light switch and the familiar clunk of a VHS tape sliding into a VCR, memories come rushing back for many collectors and movie lovers.
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Poor planning or rushing decisions can lead to costly and inconvenient design mistakes.
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From Sunday school to public school In recent years, Texas leaders have broadly eliminated studies of racial and cultural diversity while expanding the schools’ abilities to introduce Christianity to students.
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The company is also expanding its Customer Acceleration Program, which allows enterprises to evaluate humanoid robots and prepare for large-scale deployment.
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The camp is open to rising high school juniors and seniors, and most of the attendees were from Lake and Porter counties.
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By Saturday the official death toll had climbed past 1,400, with thousands injured and tens of thousands reported missing—figures the authorities acknowledged were still rising.
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Incumbents have run on the perception that the transplants who have moved into working-class neighborhoods are pushing residents out while imposing their politics on more moderate communities of color.
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Late-stage trial results from Cosmo Pharmaceuticals, Pelage Pharmaceuticals and Veradermics are now pushing new options toward pharmacy shelves, with one program already pursuing parallel approval in the United States and Europe.
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Created by the makers of Korea’s buzzy Rejuran in-office skin boosters, the Turnover Ampoule offers a needle-free way to tap into the ingredient’s glow-boosting benefits at home.
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Taiwan’s ongoing military drills are aimed at boosting the island’s combat readiness in case of a Chinese military attack.
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Rough weather rolled over the Colorado community of Evergreen on Wednesday night, swelling Bear Creek and tributaries and tossing debris and mud into homes and downtown.
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Symptoms can be mild to severe and range from nausea, itching, abdominal pain, swelling of the lips to life-threatening symptoms such as wheezing, shortness of breath and difficulty breathing.
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Around the world, innovative architects, scientists, and engineers are exploring building techniques and materials that can create places to live without hastening climate change.
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The consequences ranged from hobbling Reconstruction to hastening the end of the Ottoman Empire to poisonous deflation, and the blundering response by governments helped shape the modern world.
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