hastening 1 of 2

present participle of hasten
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hastening

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Recent Examples of hastening
Noun
This not only proves fruitless, but the probes seem to be hastening the closing of the wormhole. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025 They could also be set to task curing disease, discovering new technologies, and hastening the global transition to a green economy, according to their most optimistic proponents. Billy Perrigo, Time, 27 Aug. 2025 In the holocaust of the South Bronx, lighting a match could seem like just hastening the inevitable. Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025 Read All About It Priscilla Presley’s former business partners accused her of hastening daughter Lisa Marie Presley’s death to secure her own spot atop Elvis’ financial kingdom, a bombshell lawsuit alleges. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hastening
Verb
  • Global interest in the technology is accelerating as Italy has approved a demo line between Venice and Padua.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Access to these solutions will enable Komatsu to optimize safety and energy efficiency, while increasing overall productivity, accelerating product development, and enabling large-scale decarbonization.
    Richard Bishop, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Before the new regulations, says Annie Inglis, Marine Biology Presenter with Quark, the expedition crew would be hurrying to get guests in Zodiacs to try to get closer to a bear sighting like this.
    Cassidy Randall, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • On highways and surface roads in the rural countryside west of Detroit, the 2025 Ford Explorer was smooth and quiet, with plenty of power for highway acceleration.
    Mark Phelan, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The firm said the company continues to drive meaningful industry share gains and sees an acceleration in revenue growth in 2026.
    Michelle Fox, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Mahomes led the Chiefs in rushing.
    Jesse Newell, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Wiley led the Panthers with 80 yards rushing and a touchdown.
    Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Brown has a history of citations and arrests in North Carolina dating back to 2011, according to court records, from minor infractions like speeding to more serious crimes such as communicating threats, breaking and entering, assault, and felony larceny.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The film, which premiered at Toronto International Film Festival, opens with a truck speeding off after having deposited the body of a teenage girl dressed in a school uniform on an isolated desert peak.
    Beandrea July, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Her comments come as Democrats face a leadership crossroads in Washington, with long-serving figures under scrutiny and younger candidates pushing for change.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The Angels made a late change to their rotation, pushing all of the pitchers back a day and having right-hander José Ureña start Wednesday afternoon against the Minnesota Twins.
    Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With multiple Commanders defenders in pursuit, Burrow didn’t try to go out of bounds or slide, but rather turned around and tried scurrying away from them to keep the play alive.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Things won't get any easier for Flacco next week with the Browns traveling to Baltimore to play the Ravens, who typically always have a top-10 caliber defense.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • In February, more than 40 people were killed in southern Mexico when a bus traveling to Tabasco from the tourist city of Cancun hit a trailer truck and caught fire.
    Lizbeth Diaz, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Hastening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hastening. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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