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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
As Wembanyama garners worldwide attention, arriving right at Tatum and Silver’s New York doorstep in a moment that could change the sport, the NBA’s desire to expand hastens.
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Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Hilling hastens germination and promotes faster growth, as well as improving soil drainage.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
31 May 2026
Seeds produce ethylene that hastens maturation and deterioration of the surrounding tissue.
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Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
This hastens the design process and allows engineers to trial different solutions to problems in a faster, cheaper way.
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New Atlas,
29 Nov. 2025
But some experts warn that what’s happening in Hatteras could be a glimpse of what’s to come in other coastal areas as climate change fuels more powerful storms and hastens erosion.
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Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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.
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Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Hilling hastens germination and promotes faster growth, as well as improving soil drainage.
—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
31 May 2026
Seeds produce ethylene that hastens maturation and deterioration of the surrounding tissue.
—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
This hastens the design process and allows engineers to trial different solutions to problems in a faster, cheaper way.
—
New Atlas,
29 Nov. 2025
But some experts warn that what’s happening in Hatteras could be a glimpse of what’s to come in other coastal areas as climate change fuels more powerful storms and hastens erosion.
—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
Hanke hastens to add that the administration hasn’t made any definitive decision on whether to back the strategy.
—
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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Discovery process accelerates For decades, scientists have relied largely on trial and error to discover superconducting materials.
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Problem-solving accelerates because feedback is immediate, silos begin to break down and team members feel empowered to contribute.
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If someone hurries you, slow the exchange and name what feels good in your body, like sitting down before deciding on plans.
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Nix almost always hurries his throws when a blitz comes Harvey’s way, regardless of whether the rookie RB picks it up capably or not.
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Instead, the film rushes to its next action beat.
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Babcock is a possession coach; Bouchard’s brilliant passes tape-to-tape out of the defensive zone are textbook starters for rushes up the ice.
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That goes for much here, from the light that scurries away from Benjamín Echazarreta’s muted camera, to the moments of sweetness that punctuate Mariá Portugal’s largely ominous score.
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The way Radcliffe scurries out of his chair and into the green room to meet Liu illustrates her visceral impact.
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Meta announced its new set of smart glasses priced at $299, undercutting some of its earlier models as the company pushes to bring wearables to a broader audience.
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When an agent moves money inside a payments platform, alters a record in a hospital network or pushes code into production, the damage is harder to contain.
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Frequent mowing keeps clippings small, preventing smothering and speeds up decomposition for reuse.
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The First Alert Weather Team is keeping an eye on this next storm system, just in case the timeline speeds up.
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Portnoy, who travels the country giving one-bite reviews that can make or break a business is polished, well dressed (although not usually formal), and has a more traditional, obvious type sense of humor.
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After refining, gasoline travels through pipelines, ships, trucks and fuel terminals before landing at filling stations, further prolonging higher prices for consumers.
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After Nessa's crushing death, Glinda (Ariana Grande) hands off her jeweled footwear to Dorothy (Bethany Weaver), who trots down the Yellow Brick Road to meet the Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) in the Emerald City.
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“Hastens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hastens. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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