as in facilitating
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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 expediting
Trump admin responds to 'Dilbert' creator's plea to 'help save my life' by expediting cancer treatment.
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FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Ultimately, city leaders agreed that scrapping the town hall was the solution to expediting the process.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
What To Know In his interview with the Financial Times, Emanuel addressed the fears that AI expediting tasks and freeing up time will result in employees leading less fulfilled lives.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Lee Zeldin, the head of the EPA, has said the agency—which has come under scrutiny for hiring three chemical industry lobbyists to critical roles in its chemicals office—is expediting the review process for pesticides.
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Family members and pro-immigration advocates have said that in some of the arrests, immigration judges dropped active cases against migrants, potentially expediting the deportation process.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
And there’s a third element of agreement, too, aimed at expediting the use of nuclear energy.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
Most Democratic committee members criticized the SPEED Act, arguing the measure would diminish accountability in exchange for expediting energy and infrastructure projects.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
Establishing a new process for expediting and streamlining launch authorizations to enable American space competitiveness and superiority.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Ultimately, city leaders agreed that scrapping the town hall was the solution to expediting the process.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
What To Know In his interview with the Financial Times, Emanuel addressed the fears that AI expediting tasks and freeing up time will result in employees leading less fulfilled lives.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Lee Zeldin, the head of the EPA, has said the agency—which has come under scrutiny for hiring three chemical industry lobbyists to critical roles in its chemicals office—is expediting the review process for pesticides.
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Family members and pro-immigration advocates have said that in some of the arrests, immigration judges dropped active cases against migrants, potentially expediting the deportation process.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
And there’s a third element of agreement, too, aimed at expediting the use of nuclear energy.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
Most Democratic committee members criticized the SPEED Act, arguing the measure would diminish accountability in exchange for expediting energy and infrastructure projects.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
Establishing a new process for expediting and streamlining launch authorizations to enable American space competitiveness and superiority.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expediting
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Additionally, the program aims to amplify the global influence of Shanghai Fashion Week, by facilitating exchanges between international creative communities.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
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The company’s wider footprint in India includes two APM Terminals across Pipavav and Mumbai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port, facilitating throughput of over 3 million containers every year.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Dark energy was introduced as a placeholder force to explain this accelerating expansion.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The expansion rate of the universe may be slowing down, rather than accelerating at an ever-growing rate, a potentially groundbreaking new study has hinted.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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