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as in rushed
to cause to move or proceed fast or faster
hasten the activation of yeast with heat
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as in sped
to proceed or move quickly
the contractors hastened to complete the project before the deadline
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Recent Examples of hastened
Celeste A. Wallander, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2025
Ansfield shows how the insurance industry hastened the Bronx’s decline.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Bettmann Archive / Getty Images file The unprecedented bombings hastened Imperial Japan’s surrender and the end of World War II, most historians say, though at the price of nearly a quarter-million lives.
—Mai Nishiyama, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2025
The influx of people moving to Tennessee, Raines said, has hastened the development of the film industry in Tennessee because people are bringing their industry expertise and connections with them.
—Alessia Sandala, Nashville Tennessean, 14 July 2025
Prioritizing his future is prudent, even if Houston has already hastened everything about Smith’s development.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
But after frequently visiting their local vet, who administrated antibiotics and painkillers, Luna's recovery hastened.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The challenge of global democracy and the rise of social media influencers has hastened the internet’s fake news problem.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2025
The film argues that bargain hastened the end of the Soviet Union.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
For Gorbachev, the Iceland summit hastened the end of his country.
—Celeste A. Wallander, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2025
Ansfield shows how the insurance industry hastened the Bronx’s decline.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Bettmann Archive / Getty Images file The unprecedented bombings hastened Imperial Japan’s surrender and the end of World War II, most historians say, though at the price of nearly a quarter-million lives.
—Mai Nishiyama, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2025
The influx of people moving to Tennessee, Raines said, has hastened the development of the film industry in Tennessee because people are bringing their industry expertise and connections with them.
—Alessia Sandala, Nashville Tennessean, 14 July 2025
Prioritizing his future is prudent, even if Houston has already hastened everything about Smith’s development.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
But after frequently visiting their local vet, who administrated antibiotics and painkillers, Luna's recovery hastened.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The challenge of global democracy and the rise of social media influencers has hastened the internet’s fake news problem.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2025
The film argues that bargain hastened the end of the Soviet Union.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hastened
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Nunoo, a Texas native, was put on a board and carted off the field before an ambulance rushed him to a hospital.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
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He was rushed to Vanderbilt University Medical Center.—
Keith Sharon,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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He was sacked four times and hurried into several throws on the run.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Oct. 2025
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Guests of the event, dressed up in cocktail attire, admitted to feeling sheepish, reminded so powerfully about the current context, and hurried their way inside the storied building more quickly than in previous editions.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Dark energy is the force driving the accelerated expansion of the universe.—
Rebecca Boyle,
Scientific American,
4 Oct. 2025
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Among their concerns was the accelerated timeline and speculation from Ethan that Zac was gay.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Former District 6 Councilwoman Raquel Castaneda Lopez pushed for the truck study, and current Councilwoman Gabriela Santiago-Romero has continued the effort.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Rihanna has also rotated Amina Muaddi python heels this year, while brands from Jimmy Choo to Adidas have pushed snakeskin capsules.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The criminal complaint says Roberts initially sped away from ICE officers in his Jeep Cherokee, before abandoning the vehicle in nearby grass.—
Max Rego,
The Hill,
3 Oct. 2025
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Austin Wells followed by slicing a single to right as Chisholm sped around the bases, sliding headfirst just ahead of Nate Eaton’s throw as New York took the lead.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Burnett urged those who received the calls to stay skeptical of anyone claiming to be a deputy and to not engage in conversation with them.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Ordinary Gazans who spoke to the WSJ urged Hamas to take the deal.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This week, a number of the continent’s trade emissaries and heads of state have pushed for an expeditious extension of the program’s benefits—namely, duty-free access to the United States market for more than 1,800 products from 32 countries.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Sep. 2025
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For Wallace, the results were expeditious.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The eye midge may have implanted itself elsewhere and there’s no telling where those other icky creatures from Prodigy’s labs have scurried off to, but those are questions that will no doubt be answered once/if FX announces a second season.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
23 Sep. 2025
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In the planning stages of the two-part Viking mission, which landed spacecraft on Mars in the mid-seventies, Sagan argued that the probes should include lights and cameras, in case creatures scurried past.—
David W. Brown,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Hastened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hastened. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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