1
as in accelerates
to cause to move or proceed fast or faster
hasten the activation of yeast with heat
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as in hurries
to proceed or move quickly
the contractors hastened to complete the project before the deadline
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Recent Examples of hastens
Hanke hastens to add that the administration hasn’t made any definitive decision on whether to back the strategy.
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
In a clinical trial, elderly people immobilized by arthritic knees, an impediment that hastens muscle wasting, experienced six-per-cent growth in their leg muscles.
—Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Shawn Tully, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
In a clinical trial, elderly people immobilized by arthritic knees, an impediment that hastens muscle wasting, experienced six-per-cent growth in their leg muscles.
—Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hastens
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Its low-code structure not only simplifies integration but also accelerates deployment, enabling companies to implement robotic systems in days rather than weeks or months.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
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This method does not require drilling new wells, which significantly reduces setup costs and environmental disruption and accelerates deployment.—
Moones Alamooti,
The Conversation,
8 Oct. 2025
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His production, measured by EPA per start on pass plays and QB rushes, ranks second among 33 qualifying quarterbacks (minimum three starts) this season, per TruMedia.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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While After the Hunt rushes through how Maggie and Alma’s differences were resolved, Maggie lands a polemic Rolling Stone op-ed that further puts Alma’s tenure in jeopardy.—
Essence,
Essence,
15 Oct. 2025
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The older dog is shown marching along, while the puppy scurries along, attempting to match its pace.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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In some versions of the tale, the wolf scurries off to the forest while the three pigs live happily ever after in humble homesteads of their choice.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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But the new national media deal pushes the league closer to the NFL’s economic model, with central revenue playing a larger role, as the league sorts out options to centralize more TV rights.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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If Toronto pushes this series to seven games, Bieber will get the ball once again.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Hot reload speeds up testing cycles, and the IDE itself can handle very large projects thanks to its 64-bit architecture.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
6 Oct. 2025
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Samson Sky Switchblade The Samson Sky Switchblade is a flying sports car with a three-wheel chassis road that speeds over 201 km/hr (125 mph).—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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Washington travels to Dallas, where both teams badly need a victory.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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The busy freeway travels directly through the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps base for nearly 20 miles, with no other major thoroughfares in the region.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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Each of the characters are extremely different, yet Ansari successfully drives home the point that empathy is what connects us all.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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The modern world drives you back underground in a weird way.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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As the science races forward, the number of type 1 diabetes cases is surging.—
Jeanna Bryner,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google As SpaceX races to dominate satellite-to-phone services, Verizon is doubling down on rival AST SpaceMobile instead.—
Senior Reporter,
PC Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Hastens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hastens. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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