as in rapid
moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed
the breakneck production of naval vessels during World War II
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Recent Examples of breakneck
Some may be duplicates, but regardless, twisters have been swarming the South at breakneck pace.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breakneck
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Across the city, mutual-aid and rapid-response networks are coordinating food, rides, childcare, rent assistance, and medical support so families can keep living without exposing themselves to risk.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Kindred, which owns both Orange County facilities, has refused to pay workers enough to avoid rapid turnover that has contributed to understaffing.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
27 Jan. 2026
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Faber and Rivera’s fight will be the main event for a brisk night of fights.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Ringing piano eighths gallop at a brisk mid-tempo, while percussive hits ring out in the distance.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
29 Jan. 2026
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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
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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
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This approach supports faster decision-making across programs.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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Loose, fast, and slightly jerky steps, a sudden joy sweeping through the body like a wind.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Financial reality is often presented as comfortable in an Instagram post, or a quick tweet where the reality of the artist is the commodity being sold.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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However, one quick look at what companies like Boston Dynamics has achieved with robots like the rather creepy dog-like ‘Spot,’ who herds sheep in New Zealand, and the possibilities seem endless.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Breakneck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breakneck. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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