as in facilitated
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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 expedited
For a Jays team hanging on the edge of contention, Miles’ expedited education is keeping the team competitive every five days.
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Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 22 May 2026
Indeed, part of Cuba’s transition to solar energy has already been expedited by assistance from foreign nations, including China and Brazil.
—Isabella Elias, The Conversation, 22 May 2026
Democrats in Congress have questioned the legality of some of those efforts, including a program that offers drugmakers expedited reviews for innovative medicines.
—Matthew Perrone, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
After issuing that ruling, the court expedited making the decision final to give Louisiana time to draw a map preferred by Republicans.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 11 May 2026
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Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 22 May 2026
Indeed, part of Cuba’s transition to solar energy has already been expedited by assistance from foreign nations, including China and Brazil.
—Isabella Elias, The Conversation, 22 May 2026
Democrats in Congress have questioned the legality of some of those efforts, including a program that offers drugmakers expedited reviews for innovative medicines.
—Matthew Perrone, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
After issuing that ruling, the court expedited making the decision final to give Louisiana time to draw a map preferred by Republicans.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expedited
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Meetings, calls and customer interactions are not merely logistical functions to support, but sources for context and operational data that can feed automation, analytics and agentic workflows (also facilitated by Cisco, naturally) across the enterprise.—
Melody Brue,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Last year, the foundation facilitated the donation of dozens of Flock cameras, most of which ended up in affluent neighborhoods on the city’s Westside and in the San Fernando Valley.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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On a sunny day in late May, a brand-new Mazda CX-5 was accelerated to about 40 mph and driven toward a stationary object with the express purpose of testing whether the vehicle would hit it.—
Keith Laing,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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China’s economic imbalance worsened in May as retail sales fell at the fastest pace in years, while industrial output accelerated, new data showed.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
16 June 2026
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“Expedited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expedited. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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