accelerating

verb

Definition of acceleratingnext
present participle of accelerate
1
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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2
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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3
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 Surging tensions across the Middle East strangled shipping traffic, driving energy prices higher and raising the specter of accelerating inflation worldwide. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 21 July 2026 There is plenty of performance available, particularly when accelerating from 30 to 70mph. — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 These are numbers that tell the story of a business that has endured the difficult work of finding its foundation and is still accelerating. — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 20 July 2026 According to the team, the new model helps in reducing the need for costly physical training while accelerating the development of more capable and adaptable robotic systems. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026 By April 19, the tilt sensor measurements were accelerating at a rate that made scientists determine a collapse was imminent. — Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026 Meanwhile, French Gates’ entire organization is focused on accelerating social progress for women. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 14 July 2026 Demand for computing power is accelerating, and data centers will continue to expand. — Sayri Proano, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2026 The best way to improve fuel mileage is proper maintenance, driving at a steady speed, and accelerating and braking gently. — John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accelerating
  1. increasing
  2. rushing
  3. expanding
  4. rising
  5. pushing
  6. boosting
  7. swelling
  8. hastening
Verb
  • Too fearful of discrimination to go to hospitals for antiretroviral drugs, many transgender people have stopped taking them — significantly increasing their risk of transmission.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • OpenAI disclosed the incident in a blog post on Tuesday, a stunning announcement that is certain to set off alarm bells across the industry about the increasing power of AI models and the risk of them going rogue.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 22 July 2026
Definition of increasing
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  • Iamaleava threw for 1,928 yards and led the team in rushing with 505 yards.
    — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Otherwise, rushing to offer solutions can leave people feeling dismissed instead of supported.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 22 July 2026
Definition of rushing
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  • The stores may keep expanding, franchisees may continue earning attractive returns, and debt may come down faster than expected.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • The adviser told me that, even without drastically expanding the budget or upending the financial markets, Burnham could borrow a bit more to finance public-infrastructure investments and channel money to depressed regions.
    — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of expanding
Verb
  • The country’s economic momentum has been accompanied by rising foreign direct investment.
    — Panorama Media Ltd, Miami Herald, 19 July 2026
  • The announcement comes as the United States accelerates investment in advanced nuclear energy to meet rising electricity demand driven by artificial intelligence, data centers, advanced manufacturing and other energy-intensive industries.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
Definition of rising
Verb
  • The sky-high payments could be caused by a lot of different things — buyers wanting big cars, low credit scores pushing monthly payments higher or high credit scores allowing for bigger loans.
    — Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 24 July 2026
  • The bear spent several moments sniffing around the office and wandering through the building before returning to the entrance, pushing the door open again and leaving on its own.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of pushing
Verb
  • By artificially boosting the number on the sensor, this person won about $20,000.
    — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
  • But lest anyone consider this bringing political commentary into music, Cain preemptively insisted that, in boosting his brand of patriotism, this didn’t count.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 20 July 2026
Definition of boosting
Verb
  • If cancer has spread to nearby tissues or organs, other signs may include difficulty or pain with peeing, loss of appetite and weight, dull backache or swelling in your legs, pelvic and abdominal pain, diarrhea and fatigue.
    — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
  • That way, the treatment will have settled into your skin, while still giving a little bit of time to heal in the event that swelling or bruising occurs.
    — Rio Viera-Newton, Vogue, 23 July 2026
Definition of swelling
Verb
  • There are plenty of studies suggesting that AI is hastening our collective cognitive decline.
    — Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • But Sportman said more must be done, including draping the area with a tarp to prevent more water from entering the hole, hastening more erosion.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
Definition of hastening

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