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as in accelerating
to cause to move or proceed fast or faster
hasten the activation of yeast with heat
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as in hurrying
to proceed or move quickly
the contractors hastened to complete the project before the deadline
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Recent Examples of hastening
Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Mar. 2026
More importantly, the romance of the blockade seems to have darkened the German public’s opinion of the coal industry, hastening the nation’s green transition.
—Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
There were also suggestions that players not in Pereira’s first-choice XI felt detached from the first team, hastening the rise of discontent.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Andy Jassy’s tenure as Amazon’s CEO has been defined by the company’s ability to cut costs across the business, all while hastening delivery speeds and optimizing inventory placement across the supply chain.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Feb. 2026
Smith suggested that public criticism of Clark had played a role in hastening his death.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
In 2018, Hamid and Fushman instituted a new scout fund precisely to solve this problem, hastening the decision process at Kleiner from weeks to days in one fell swoop.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
Some nihilistic violent extremists carry out violence with the goal of hastening the collapse of society — a philosophy known as accelerationism.
—Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
The wife of a man who killed himself after his home burned down in the Palisades fire is among more than a dozen plaintiffs who have filed lawsuits blaming the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and other defendants for causing or hastening the deaths of their relatives.
—Tony Saavedra, Daily News, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
The shooting down of an Iranian passenger jet, with 290 people aboard, by missiles fired from the USS Vincennes forces in July 1988 was seen as hastening Iran’s acceptance of the cease-fire deal.
—Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Mar. 2026
More importantly, the romance of the blockade seems to have darkened the German public’s opinion of the coal industry, hastening the nation’s green transition.
—Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
There were also suggestions that players not in Pereira’s first-choice XI felt detached from the first team, hastening the rise of discontent.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Andy Jassy’s tenure as Amazon’s CEO has been defined by the company’s ability to cut costs across the business, all while hastening delivery speeds and optimizing inventory placement across the supply chain.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Feb. 2026
Smith suggested that public criticism of Clark had played a role in hastening his death.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
In 2018, Hamid and Fushman instituted a new scout fund precisely to solve this problem, hastening the decision process at Kleiner from weeks to days in one fell swoop.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
Some nihilistic violent extremists carry out violence with the goal of hastening the collapse of society — a philosophy known as accelerationism.
—Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
The wife of a man who killed himself after his home burned down in the Palisades fire is among more than a dozen plaintiffs who have filed lawsuits blaming the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and other defendants for causing or hastening the deaths of their relatives.
—Tony Saavedra, Daily News, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hastening
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Electric vehicles are renowned for really impactful, amazing acceleration that almost feels violent in how it's delivered.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Avoid sudden braking or acceleration, and be especially cautious on hills or when making turns.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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By building the infrastructure, visibility and global connections that African women filmmakers need to succeed, WIF LA and WIFT Africa are accelerating both cultural diplomacy and an equitable, sustainable industry for generations to come.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Gulf’s largest sovereign wealth funds more than quadrupled their private credit exposure between 2021 and 2025 — to $80 billion — with investment accelerating over the past two years, according to data from Global SWF.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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No point hurrying toward a resolution that was always receding.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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Instead of hurrying to break up tents and scatter RVs, Lee and Oakland’s interim homelessness chief Sasha Hauswald want city workers to focus on minimizing trash and human waste around encampments.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The quickening of time will soon expose a partial, temporary truth, lodged within my grandmother’s premonition.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Zookeepers are not rushing to put them together.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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The group then sprang into action, rushing to pull them from the burning vehicle and extinguish the flames.—
Michele Gile,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The morning commute in Oak Park devolved into chaos Friday morning when a motorist speeding on Harlem Avenue crashed into several vehicles including a Pace bus, sending 11 people to area hospitals, village officials said.—
Cam'ron Hardy,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Hernandez climbed into the driver’s side of his Toyota and pointed at the couple, yelling one last time, before speeding off.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Hmmm, let’s see… oh, yes, Kawhi Leonard famously did this once, pushing his way out of San Antonio.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Faster decision-making, greater policy coherence, and a better chance of pushing difficult reforms at a pivotal moment.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Nearby, her downstairs neighbor, Marina Quiroz, was showing a video of rats scurrying through her kitchen to a representative of the city’s tenant protection office.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Going outside now means scurrying along giant arcades, shaded from the Sun by massive canopies that filter 99% of its UV light.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Hastening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hastening. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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