as in velocity
a high rate of movement or performance
a journalist who writes his well-crafted stories with remarkable celerity
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Recent Examples of celerity
Royal insiders, celerities, Hollywood stars and several of Diana’s closest friends will appear in interviews.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
Royal insiders, celerities, Hollywood stars and several of Diana’s closest friends will appear in interviews.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
Electrons in solids tend to bump into atoms instead of moving uninterrupted, so being able to control them with such celerity was crucial for the team to carry out its Peter-Pan-and-his-shadow manipulation of the electron and the hole.
—Karmela Padavic-Callaghan, Scientific American, 8 Dec. 2021
The Met gala guest list was star-studded this year, which obviously means there were plenty of celerity couples walking the carpet.
—Christopher Ros, Glamour, 13 Sep. 2021
The list goes on, but the difference between now and centuries ago is the frequency and celerity with which materials move between continents and the increasing intensity of climate change.
—Claire Marie Porter, WIRED, 2 Aug. 2019
People solve mysteries and puzzles with shocking celerity.
—Daniel Payne, National Review, 20 July 2019
Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
Royal insiders, celerities, Hollywood stars and several of Diana’s closest friends will appear in interviews.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
Electrons in solids tend to bump into atoms instead of moving uninterrupted, so being able to control them with such celerity was crucial for the team to carry out its Peter-Pan-and-his-shadow manipulation of the electron and the hole.
—Karmela Padavic-Callaghan, Scientific American, 8 Dec. 2021
The Met gala guest list was star-studded this year, which obviously means there were plenty of celerity couples walking the carpet.
—Christopher Ros, Glamour, 13 Sep. 2021
The list goes on, but the difference between now and centuries ago is the frequency and celerity with which materials move between continents and the increasing intensity of climate change.
—Claire Marie Porter, WIRED, 2 Aug. 2019
People solve mysteries and puzzles with shocking celerity.
—Daniel Payne, National Review, 20 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for celerity
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Sasaki spent his first months in a Dodgers uniform prioritizing his fastball velocity, which had dropped from 2023 to 2024 and became the focal point of his conversations with interested clubs this winter.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 Aug. 2025
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Although his fastball velocity ticked up marginally in his last start before the trade, the pitch sat at a season-low 90.8 mph Monday.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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Some schools are innovating at speed, but whether the majority are ready to do that remains to be seen.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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But Edwards also thinks that the record’s longevity boils down to his unique combination of speed and lightness down the runway, reminiscent of a stone skipping gracefully across a pond.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Celerity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/celerity. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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