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an increasing in speed or rate of occurrence
Experts predict a steady acceleration in economic growth over the next two years.
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Recent Examples of acceleration
But Gauff started more aggressively disrupting Pegula’s rhythm with her combination of heavy topspin and skidding slice, as well as acceleration and deceleration of the ball from groundstroke to groundstroke.
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James Hansen, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Strategy conversations are saturated with the language of acceleration—first-mover advantages, blitzscaling, hypergrowth.
—Harvard Business Review, 10 Oct. 2025
Even its acceleration feels more like a powerful gas pickup rather than a mild-mannered EV.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
According to Hanke, Milei’s big loss in the Buenos Aires contest and the acceleration in the peso’s decline confirmed the Money Doctor’s warning that the inevitable lure for mismanaging the peso was Milei’s Achilles’ heel.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
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James Hansen, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Strategy conversations are saturated with the language of acceleration—first-mover advantages, blitzscaling, hypergrowth.
—Harvard Business Review, 10 Oct. 2025
Even its acceleration feels more like a powerful gas pickup rather than a mild-mannered EV.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
According to Hanke, Milei’s big loss in the Buenos Aires contest and the acceleration in the peso’s decline confirmed the Money Doctor’s warning that the inevitable lure for mismanaging the peso was Milei’s Achilles’ heel.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acceleration
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At the same time, the Federal Reserve’s shift back to rate cuts amid still-solid economic growth should continue to boost to the dollar, which will likely shrug off tariff threats, Brown predicted.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Sens even dominated in the faceoff circle, with a win rate over 67 percent.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Thompson’s technique and pace lived up to the hype when the club-record signing was presented to fans on the WSL opening day last month.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The project has endured failures, explosions, and redesigns, but has also demonstrated a pace of progress unmatched in the aerospace industry.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
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That’s the top speed for a 49ers ball carrier so far.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025
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Why Arc's hypersonic speed could change aerospace testing Beyond rapid delivery, Arc doubles as a hypersonic testing platform.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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The company also uses the sprawling campus to test explosives, according to its website, measuring the velocity of explosions as well as their impact on surrounding areas under varying environmental conditions.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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Measure the velocity and impact of their ideas.—
Erik Huberman,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Acceleration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acceleration. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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