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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
Cam Inman, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
Experts say noise pollution can interfere with animal breeding cycles and rearing and is even hastening the extinction of some species.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2026
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
Verb
But hastening the need for an edge rusher are Bryce Huff’s abrupt retirement last month, Keion White’s ankle recovery from a gunshot wound, and last season’s NFL-low total of 20 sacks.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
Experts say noise pollution can interfere with animal breeding cycles and rearing and is even hastening the extinction of some species.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hastening
Noun
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Step into the throttle and the Acura surges forward with authority, delivering the kind of quick acceleration that turns freeway on-ramps into short sprints rather than gradual merges.—
Sponsored Content,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
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The Cultural Lie of Speed We’ve built a startup culture obsessed with acceleration and allergic to patience.—
Jessica Billingsley,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The accelerating adoption of AI is also leading to mishaps.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The practice has often come under fire for destabilizing markets and accelerating sharp sell-offs during bouts of extreme volatility and pushing vulnerable companies into distress.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
16 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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Editing tools like Descript are also rushing into the growing market for digital clones.—
Taylor Lorenz,
Vanity Fair,
15 Apr. 2026
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The announcement sent vendors rushing to pack up years' worth of work.—
Briseida Holguin,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The rider hung onto his upside-down watercraft for an hour, as speeding boats raced by.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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Video uploaded to social media shows Peralta speeding through the neighborhood with an NYPD squad car in pursuit.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Somebody who is just living greatness and never rests on that laurel but is always pushing herself to expand as an artist.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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But for Ternus, perhaps the most critical aspect of his new job will be pushing the company deeper into AI, where it's lagged many of its megacap peers.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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 22 Apr. 2026.
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