as in rapidly
with great speed
the end of another year is hastening apace
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Recent Examples of apace
Still, as school shootings continue apace, many districts don’t have the option to focus only on gun violence prevention.
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Alana Semuels, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Indeed, the unemployment rate has already risen nearly a full point over the past two-and-a-half years, while the market rally continues apace.
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Production of the Ioniq 9 and smaller Ioniq 5 has proceeded apace.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Oct. 2025
Almost a year after Sora’s debut, the AI boom (which many have argued is a bubble) continues apace, and OpenAI has now unveiled Sora 2.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
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Alana Semuels, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Indeed, the unemployment rate has already risen nearly a full point over the past two-and-a-half years, while the market rally continues apace.
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Production of the Ioniq 9 and smaller Ioniq 5 has proceeded apace.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Oct. 2025
Almost a year after Sora’s debut, the AI boom (which many have argued is a bubble) continues apace, and OpenAI has now unveiled Sora 2.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apace
Adverb
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As Hill and Hirsch traded correct responses and kept chasing one another’s scores, Betts found her prospects of victory rapidly dimming.—
Claire McNear,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, Wells Fargo analysts noted that AI and amateur-generated content often lacks compelling narrative elements found in traditional media, leaving room for Hollywood heavyweights to continue courting audiences in a rapidly evolving landscape.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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News of the crash spread quickly, including to the fan zone down the mountain in Cortina.—
ANDREW DAMPF,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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The captaincy in Pittsburgh, though, quickly became a perfect fit.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The series, which comes from Canadian studio Crave, was swiftly renewed after Season 1 debuted to far more fanfare than anyone might have expected.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
9 Feb. 2026
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When Tennyson’s inconvenient father went away to Continental Europe for a spell, Alfred invited Hallam home with him to Somersby, where the rest of the family swiftly came to adore him—especially Emily, Alfred’s beloved younger sister.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Everything that is currently in the air defense program should arrive faster.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Feb. 2026
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Once fully operational, the campus is designed to deliver 1GW of capacity, giving the company flexibility to run both its core digital platforms and fast-growing AI workloads.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The ailing astronaut and the three others returned to Earth more than a month sooner than planned.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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An account of the events from the Department of Homeland Security soon after the incident conflicted with the narratives from the two men and their family members.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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Snow disappearing earlier than average leaves the ground exposed to warmer weather in the spring and summer, which dries soils and vegetation quicker, said Daniel McEvoy, researcher with the Western Regional Climate Center.—
Dorany Pineda,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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This technology lets passengers verify their identity in just a few seconds, making airport travel quicker and easier for many flyers.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Apace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apace. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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