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
Ultimately, city leaders agreed that scrapping the town hall was the solution to expediting the process.
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Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
As a result, the Royals expedited the arrival of top rookies Jac Caglianone and Carter Jensen to the big-league level.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Immigration judges in Aurora and elsewhere have been instructed to expedite removal cases and to stop allowing bail for immigrants who’ve long lived in the country’s interior — keeping them detained and upending more than 25 years of practice.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
The Winterwonder pass includes a flexible arrival time, expedited entry entrance to the Lilly House Lounge, a premium beverage and a fast pass access for food and drink, festive glasses, blinky lights and ticket insurance.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 21 Oct. 2025
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Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
As a result, the Royals expedited the arrival of top rookies Jac Caglianone and Carter Jensen to the big-league level.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Immigration judges in Aurora and elsewhere have been instructed to expedite removal cases and to stop allowing bail for immigrants who’ve long lived in the country’s interior — keeping them detained and upending more than 25 years of practice.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
The Winterwonder pass includes a flexible arrival time, expedited entry entrance to the Lilly House Lounge, a premium beverage and a fast pass access for food and drink, festive glasses, blinky lights and ticket insurance.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expedite
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The fact that diners love ordering in so much gives the huge companies that facilitate it tremendous power.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
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Karbler thinks this movie can start to facilitate that.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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The open-source project has been used by millions of scientists in more than 190 countries, accelerating research into diseases previously considered intractable.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Southern China’s tropical to subtropical climate – with heavy rainfall, heat, and humidity – accelerates chemical weathering, while the region’s long history of tectonic and magmatic activity adds further erosion.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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