as in to facilitate
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to cause (something) to happen faster
They've asked the judge to expedite the lawsuits. We'll do what we can to expedite the processing of your insurance claim.
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Recent Examples of expedite
Rollins' injury expedited those plans.
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Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Lawson said that the Federal Office of Head Start has expressed the intent to expedite funding to Head Start programs once the federal shutdown ends.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
YouTube’s lawyers also suggested that Disney was merely seeking to use its claim over Connolly’s services as a chip in the license renewal talks — seeking to expedite those talks by offering to release Connolly’s obligations once the talks were concluded.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
The wedding was expedited out of fear that Leo’s father, who beat cancer and experienced heart failure, wouldn’t be able to walk her down the aisle.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2025
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Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Lawson said that the Federal Office of Head Start has expressed the intent to expedite funding to Head Start programs once the federal shutdown ends.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
YouTube’s lawyers also suggested that Disney was merely seeking to use its claim over Connolly’s services as a chip in the license renewal talks — seeking to expedite those talks by offering to release Connolly’s obligations once the talks were concluded.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
The wedding was expedited out of fear that Leo’s father, who beat cancer and experienced heart failure, wouldn’t be able to walk her down the aisle.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expedite
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Ferdi Kadioglu is first-choice at left-back, and Brighton spent the first half trying to work rotations — Ayari was dropping between or beside the centre-backs to let Kadioglu push on, which facilitated left-winger Diego Gomez to move centrally and become an extra midfielder.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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For instance, discuss historical moments kids studied at school to facilitate a deeper understanding.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
10 Nov. 2025
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The researchers emphasized that policy support is crucial for accelerating this transition and building a robust recycling system.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Business leaders say that such policies risk accelerating an exodus of companies, diminishing the city’s commercial tax base, and ultimately affecting services and jobs essential to millions of New Yorkers.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Expedite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expedite. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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