expedited

Definition of expeditednext
past tense of expedite

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of expedited 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 One way is to invest in TSA PreCheck, which offers expedited security and tends to have shorter lines. Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expedited
Verb
  • According to CatCon, Pasadena Humane facilitated 210 on-site adoptions at last year’s CatCon.
    Paris Barraza, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Before long, much of the world’s empathy for America, which had been widespread in the wake of the attacks, dissipated, facilitated by the emergence of photos showing US soldiers abusing and torturing Iraqi detainees at the Abu Ghraib facility.
    David Friend, Vanity Fair, 10 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 13 Sep. 2026.

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