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
In a time defined by human-machine entanglement, several works reimagine our relationships with artificial intelligence, exposing its quiet manipulations, its quickness to radicalize, and its capacity for introspection.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Those guys will grind that quickness, so their game will look different than the other lines.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
While prone to dribble blindness and erratic form from the perimeter, Whitmore has blast-off quickness and finishing skills and is a ballhawking defender.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
With MacDougall and doctors watching over, the man died, and MacDougall noticed the scale’s counterweight dropped with surprising quickness.
—Leah Hudson, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2025
Austin struggled throughout, unable to keep up with Hill's speed or Waddle's quickness.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
At 6’4 with a 6’8 wingspan, Dosunmu has the length and quickness to take on tough defensive assignments.
—Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Virtually every defensive metric rates Bichette as a bottom-five shortstop in baseball, and his lateral quickness is diminishing every season.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
More might be said here, however, about women’s wildness, kicking up dirt, and quickness.
—Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Those guys will grind that quickness, so their game will look different than the other lines.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
While prone to dribble blindness and erratic form from the perimeter, Whitmore has blast-off quickness and finishing skills and is a ballhawking defender.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
With MacDougall and doctors watching over, the man died, and MacDougall noticed the scale’s counterweight dropped with surprising quickness.
—Leah Hudson, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2025
Austin struggled throughout, unable to keep up with Hill's speed or Waddle's quickness.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
At 6’4 with a 6’8 wingspan, Dosunmu has the length and quickness to take on tough defensive assignments.
—Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Virtually every defensive metric rates Bichette as a bottom-five shortstop in baseball, and his lateral quickness is diminishing every season.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
More might be said here, however, about women’s wildness, kicking up dirt, and quickness.
—Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quickness
Noun
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That’s the top speed for a 49ers ball carrier so far.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025
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Why Arc's hypersonic speed could change aerospace testing Beyond rapid delivery, Arc doubles as a hypersonic testing platform.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Hawke sells all of Hart’s delusions, destructive impulses, and high-velocity downward spirals with an energy that keeps this bitchy, old-school collection of bon mots and screwball bickering moving along nicely.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
15 Oct. 2025
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Almost all spacecraft sent to deep space — including the Voyager probes, Juno, Cassini-Huygens, and Galileo — must execute gravity assist maneuvers, slingshotting around planets to gain velocity for their vast treks.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Quickness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quickness. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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