as in rate
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
Core inflation measures, which strip out volatile food and energy prices, were considerably more subdued, suggesting the recent acceleration was driven largely by the spike in crude following the Iran conflict.
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Alexa Lomonaco,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
The telescope will sit at a location in space called L2, which is a Lagrange point, where the gravitational acceleration from the sun and Earth balance out.
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Denise Chow,
NBC news,
15 June 2026
Bank of America highlighted Voice AI products as a contributor to that acceleration, seeing Twilio as a beneficiary of rising AI adoption and deeper integration into the AI ecosystem.
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Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
The Barcelona circuit will create more room for overtakes and accelerations, and all 22 drivers will aim to score a few points here.
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Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
13 June 2026
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Alexa Lomonaco,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
The telescope will sit at a location in space called L2, which is a Lagrange point, where the gravitational acceleration from the sun and Earth balance out.
—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
15 June 2026
Bank of America highlighted Voice AI products as a contributor to that acceleration, seeing Twilio as a beneficiary of rising AI adoption and deeper integration into the AI ecosystem.
—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
The Barcelona circuit will create more room for overtakes and accelerations, and all 22 drivers will aim to score a few points here.
—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
13 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acceleration
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Sure, the unemployment rate, but does that really apply to me?
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Atlanta’s data center market ended March with a vacancy rate of 1%, a staggeringly low figure in commercial development, according to new data from real estate services firm CBRE.
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When asked about the chippy ending, Clark kept her focus on the officiating and the game's stop-and-start pace.
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That pace has seemingly left lawmakers attempting to put in guardrails fighting a losing battle.
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This time, the study included a vocabulary of over 1,000 words and achieved a median speed of 78 words per minute.
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Weah acknowledged Mbappe’s speed and performance after his brace helped France to a 2-1 win.
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Just 10 years ago, the average fastball velocity across the league was 93 mph.
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Budget allocation affects inventory velocity, which feeds back into margin.
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“Acceleration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acceleration. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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