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noun

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Verb
Probably, yes, but after missing out on Bryan Mbeumo, Newcastle reverted to a long-term target who is two-footed, boasts rapid pace and has huge room for development. Chris Waugh, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025 Democracy relies on an informed citizenry, yet staying informed now requires overcoming constant distractions and the overwhelmingly fast pace of the modern news cycle. Joshua Finnell, JSTOR Daily, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
Close to 5 million passengers passed through the Boise Airport in 2024, and through July this year, the airport is pacing at about 7% ahead of that total. Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 26 Sep. 2025 Knight knows how to pace a show, and House of Guinness is immensely watchable from scene to scene, most of which are launched from one to the other by means of a bit of contemporary rock music. Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pace
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pace
Verb
  • On a crowded street, Morejón strides up to the man and pummels him to the ground.
    Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer strode to the scene as armed officers raced past him.
    Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • October does not typically begin with flannel-and-jeans weather, but Louisville is supposed to be gradually trending in that direction as the month progresses.
    Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The timing fits in with recent high-profile demonstrations of new ballistic and hypersonic systems and acknowledged long-range tests, reinforcing that China is progressing in several areas.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The America has been conducting two major patrols per year, a heavy operational tempo that contributes to the sort of maintenance issues that will be fixed at NASSCO.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The relentlessly pulsating tempo of the record is tailor-made for the most full-throttle parts of 5SOS’ live show.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After receiving the opening kickoff, the Hawks marched up the field in just over two minutes, as senior running back Kyle Celestin bowled over a tackler on his way to the end zone for a nine-yard touchdown rush.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
  • In the first minutes, after the group of influencers, athletes, models, podcasters and actors are driven into the the desert in Morocco, their military manhandlers storm the bus and put black hoods over the heads, marching them into the unknown.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Many of those that still produce a large share of their products in cities and towns such as Geneva, Vevey, and Zurich—like Nestlé’s Nespresso coffee arm, DSM-Firmenich, and heavy industrial equipment makers like ABB and Hitachi Energy—are unusual in being able to do so competitively.
    Peter Vanham, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
  • But, to do you any good, squeezing the veins must propel the blood in the right direction, toward the heart.
    Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But in a twist, strong economic signals could actually keep the Fed from cutting rates, reining in market bulls.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2025
  • No potential rates were discussed.
    Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The court will decide whether to extend McElroy’s TRO into a longer preliminary injunction, which would keep the FEMA homeland security grants available while the case proceeds.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Robinson's Monday court appearance was for a waiver hearing to determine whether the defense forces prosecutors to present probable cause before the case proceeds.
    Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Many have expressed concerns about the ability of America's power grid to keep up with the challenge of charging more electric vehicles and higher charging speeds on a regular basis.
    Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Wind speeds on Mars are high enough to blow fleets of large spherical rovers that resemble tumbleweed across the Red Planet's surface, according to new wind-tunnel tests of small prototypes conducted by an international consortium of young scientists.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Pace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pace. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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