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
But the quickness is a necessity.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2025
Chicago guard Coby White, who at 6-foot-5 has the size and quickness to play either guard position, has quietly been ascendant for years.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Young’s ability to manipulate the pocket with his quickness and improvisational skills has helped keep the Panthers’ sack count low.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
The Lakers’ defense was stretched thin by the Warriors’ speed and quickness during the third quarter, which Golden State opened with a 19-4 run on its way to a 35-25 advantage in the period.
—Khobi Price, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
But that speed and quickness with the ball, his ability to get in the paint, ability to knock down threes is unique.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
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.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 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
Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2025
Chicago guard Coby White, who at 6-foot-5 has the size and quickness to play either guard position, has quietly been ascendant for years.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Young’s ability to manipulate the pocket with his quickness and improvisational skills has helped keep the Panthers’ sack count low.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
The Lakers’ defense was stretched thin by the Warriors’ speed and quickness during the third quarter, which Golden State opened with a 19-4 run on its way to a 35-25 advantage in the period.
—Khobi Price, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
But that speed and quickness with the ball, his ability to get in the paint, ability to knock down threes is unique.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
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.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quickness
Noun
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But a computer sensor wasn’t needed to confirm his terrifying speed.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Even at full sprint, the characters are moving at a relatively normal speed, with levels designed to be smaller, yet dense, to reduce the amount of backtracking and desperate ping-ponging all over the map.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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As winds move between the Moquith and Moccasin mountains, the velocity increases and carries the sand grains from the sandstone.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Oct. 2025
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Pitch velocities have sped up by nearly 6% percent since 2002, one analysis found.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Quickness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quickness. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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