as in rapid
moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed
the witness stayed unruffled all through the prosecutor's rapid-fire questioning
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Recent Examples of rapid-fire
State lawmakers said these rapid-fire guns are not needed for self-defense but can be a weapon of mass murder.
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Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Footage showed the gang fending off attacks from a sushi monster during a car chase with rapid-fire gags.
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Ryan Gaur,
Variety,
25 June 2026
On occasion, reporters quite literally tripped and fell over tripods and camera setups while the unfazed athletes answered a line of seemingly never-ending rapid-fire questions.
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Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
These scenarios' rapid-fire strangeness recalls WarioWare.
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Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
11 June 2026
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Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Footage showed the gang fending off attacks from a sushi monster during a car chase with rapid-fire gags.
—
Ryan Gaur,
Variety,
25 June 2026
On occasion, reporters quite literally tripped and fell over tripods and camera setups while the unfazed athletes answered a line of seemingly never-ending rapid-fire questions.
—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
These scenarios' rapid-fire strangeness recalls WarioWare.
—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapid-fire
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.
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At the heart of the clash is how to manage wild horse populations that can reproduce at a rapid clip.
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Studies show that orgasms also relieve menstrual pain, lower blood pressure, enhance circulation, correlate with better cardiac functioning, and burn calories equivalent to thirty minutes of brisk walking.
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The glacier carts and kiosks that dish out ice cream, soft serve and sorbets did brisk business all week.
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Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley There may still be questions about whether the romance between Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley was genuine, and their secret, quick-turn overseas wedding didn't help matters.
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But upon closer inspection Mbiya appears significantly leaner and quicker.
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Temperatures inside of cars can reach 125 degrees in minutes, even with windows cracked, and children overheat as much as five times faster than adults, the fact sheet said.
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From dream home to disaster But faster than a rushing river, that dream became a nightmare when disastrous flooding hit Kerr County last summer.
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As his health faded in the last year of his life, Neruda rushed to finish his story, which gives the last chapters of his book a galloping, fragmented quality.
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Designed by renowned architect Dominique Perrault, its four stories tilting forward are said to evoke a galloping horse.
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“Rapid-fire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapid-fire. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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