expedited

Definition of expeditednext
past tense of expedite

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of expedited Thus, they are given access to PreCheck airport screening lanes that provide expedited screening through security checkpoints. Sheldon H. Jacobson, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2026 Changing a name is typically the subject of a formal review process; however, the process was expedited with the president's renaming of the Gulf of Mexico. Joey Garrison, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 On the verge of their first three-game sweep of the year, Vitello’s expedited return to the clubhouse was a bad omen for the Giants. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026 In time, that may prove to be Steur — though the Brazilian midfielder’s exit has potentially expedited the process. Chris Waugh, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Shelly Sterling effectively expedited the removal of her husband by taking him to court. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Aug. 2026 The Vietnamese government did not respond to questions about whether the project was discussed during the negotiations or why officials expedited its approval. Luke Fountain, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026 As of late afternoon Friday, there were 10 different holds and objections to the bill being expedited for a vote, with an additional eight holds pertaining to the PCSA on its own. Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026 The article has been corrected to reflect that the university system’s timeline was expedited, not delayed. Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expedited
Verb
  • China later facilitated peace talks, but the two sides failed to reach an agreement.
    Riaz Khan, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • More underfoot area will facilitated flatter landings while having more chances to spread your feet’s landing force, versus concentrating it.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The rocket’s second stage ignited a single Aquila engine and accelerated to orbital velocity—some 5 miles per second—about seven minutes into the flight.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The July hack by rogue OpenAI autonomous agents on open-source developer platform Hugging Face accelerated the shift and proved that the era of advanced AI hacks had arrived.
    Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026

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“Expedited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expedited. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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