quickens

present tense third-person singular of quicken
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of quickens When her pace slows and pulse quickens during the race, Kunisch will remember Uncle Kenny's enduring words — lyrics of a plainspoken poet. Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 22 Nov. 2024 Will having a car potentially aid you in making more money which then quickens your path toward purchasing a home? Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024 Love is in the air on the Colorado plains — the kind that makes your heart beat a bit faster, quickens your step and makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up. Thomas Peipert, The Denver Post, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quickens
Verb
  • Productive patience accelerates results in the long run.
    Yasir Hashmi, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • And by streamlining the NEPA permitting process, OBBBA also accelerates the construction of mines, oil and gas wells, and power plants that produce cheap and reliable energy required for reindustrialization.
    Richard Stern, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The chemical targets a different system in the brain than standard antidepressants, triggering the release of glutamate, which stimulates the growth of new synapses between brain cells.
    Rachel Hale, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Vähäsarja vigorously rubbed some cups on Landers’s back—cupping creates a vacuum and stimulates blood flow—and turned the whole thing bright pink.
    Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Where at one time soldiers and sailors made do with fluttering flags or flashes of light to send simple messages, the modern warfighter is part of a global digital network where data rushes about like water out of a firehose and satellites act as a vital link in that network.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Beard would finish on the ground with 3 rushes for 20 yards and a single score.
    Chris Winters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Of course, this vision also pushes technology to adapt in ways that could benefit life on Earth.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Laura pushes Cherry into the pool during their battle, and Cherry holds Laura’s head under water.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Quickens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quickens. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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