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Recent Examples of breakneck Some may be duplicates, but regardless, twisters have been swarming the South at breakneck pace. Matthew Cappucci, Ben Brasch and Scott Dance, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Jan. 2023 But what the Warriors do is play at a breakneck pace. Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2023 The suspenseful ‘Missing’ plows through nearly two hours of shocking plot twists at a breakneck pace. Mark Olsenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2023 However, their days of breakneck growth and extraordinary profitability are over, now a part of history along with China’s whole go-go consumer tech era. Zennon Kapron, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022 See All Example Sentences for breakneck
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breakneck
Adjective
  • Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The shift follows decades of rapid economic growth since the market reforms of the late 1980s, coupled with rising urban living costs and changing generational attitudes toward family planning.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • International sales have already been unsurprisingly brisk.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
  • All forms of exercise are helpful, and a great choice is simply taking a brisk walk every day.
    Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • As his health faded in the last year of his life, Neruda rushed to finish his story, which gives the last chapters of his book a galloping, fragmented quality.
    Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 25 June 2021
  • Designed by renowned architect Dominique Perrault, its four stories tilting forward are said to evoke a galloping horse.
    Rob Hodgetts at Longchamp, CNN, 15 Oct. 2019
Adjective
  • This is how long each of the players to score 100 goals in the competition took to reach their centuries, with Messi (123 games) just edging out Lewandowski (125) as the fastest of the trio.
    Will Jeanes, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, his day job may be entering a new phase as fledgling companies leave the nest and head off on their own — faster than new ones launch.
    Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Here is a quick tour through recent vision tech, with examples of prescription eyeglasses tailored to specific uses.
    Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Fessceruna 3-Piece Loungewear Set Fessceruna’s three-piece loungewear set is perfect for cozying up at home on the couch, running quick errands, and enduring long travel days.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Breakneck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breakneck. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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