as in speed
a high rate of movement or performance
his agility and overall quickness made him the football coach's top choice for receiver
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Recent Examples of quickness
Cody’s feud with Jacob Fatu was put in a microwave and heated up with quickness.
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Shanahan started to take a second pass at everything Wilks did from early on in the 2023 season, and after the Niners lost the Super Bowl, he was canned with a quickness.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
His pass-rush arsenal isn't complete right now, with a heavy reliance on speed and quickness rather than strength to win a 1-on-1 rep.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 20 Jan. 2026
Brito, a 17-year-old shortstop, is a rangy infielder who scouts say possesses advanced quickness and explosiveness for his age.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
All of them were dunked on with the quickness.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Look for the Panthers to try to add some speed and quickness to the position, particularly at the Z spot.
—Mike Kaye
january 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 Jan. 2026
The 6-foot-2 McDonald blends size, quickness and an excellent feel of the game.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
At 6-3, 330 pounds, Washington has climbed up draft boards with his combination of power, quickness and explosiveness.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Shanahan started to take a second pass at everything Wilks did from early on in the 2023 season, and after the Niners lost the Super Bowl, he was canned with a quickness.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
His pass-rush arsenal isn't complete right now, with a heavy reliance on speed and quickness rather than strength to win a 1-on-1 rep.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 20 Jan. 2026
Brito, a 17-year-old shortstop, is a rangy infielder who scouts say possesses advanced quickness and explosiveness for his age.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
All of them were dunked on with the quickness.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Look for the Panthers to try to add some speed and quickness to the position, particularly at the Z spot.
—Mike Kaye
january 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 Jan. 2026
The 6-foot-2 McDonald blends size, quickness and an excellent feel of the game.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
At 6-3, 330 pounds, Washington has climbed up draft boards with his combination of power, quickness and explosiveness.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quickness
Noun
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In a field experiment with hundreds of consultants, GPT-4 improved speed and quality on some knowledge tasks while performance dropped on other, seemingly similar tasks just outside its strengths.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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Tapascott said speed alone no longer excites drivers.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In fact, the computer science major has worked in the high-velocity world of consulting since 2006.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
27 Jan. 2026
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Impressively, the researchers found that minute, transient voltage fluctuations in these segments encode precise velocity data.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Quickness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quickness. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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