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
That may have expedited the government’s next move.
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Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
Last year, an appellate court overturned the president’s invocation of wartime authorities to expedite the deportation of Venezuelans on the sensible grounds that Venezuela was not, in fact, invading the United States.
—Gregg Nunziata, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
For example, Orange County has expedited its affordable housing permitting process, and its Affordable Housing Trust Fund has helped fund nearly 2,400 housing units between 2000 and 2025.
—Ryan Von Weller, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
He’s pushed for federal AI regulation rather than state-level rules in an attempt to expedite innovation.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
Last year, an appellate court overturned the president’s invocation of wartime authorities to expedite the deportation of Venezuelans on the sensible grounds that Venezuela was not, in fact, invading the United States.
—Gregg Nunziata, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
For example, Orange County has expedited its affordable housing permitting process, and its Affordable Housing Trust Fund has helped fund nearly 2,400 housing units between 2000 and 2025.
—Ryan Von Weller, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
He’s pushed for federal AI regulation rather than state-level rules in an attempt to expedite innovation.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expedite
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At one point during the interview, Carlson asks Altman about a legal case in which OpenAI is being sued because ChatGPT appeared to have facilitated a suicide.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The city’s connections to both mainland China and the rest of Asia can facilitate these transfers of knowledge and policy insights.—
Brian Wong,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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Even accelerating a college degree to three years from four, can save students $100,000 dollars or more at many schools.—
Matthew G. Andersson,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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Conventional intuition suggests that the most efficient way to accelerate a chemical reaction is to give reactants unhindered access to a highly active catalyst.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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“Expedite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expedite. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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