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
The pair’s performance featured rapid-fire archery and precision stunts that kept both the judges and audience on edge.
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Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Monday, followed by what sounded like rapid-fire gunshots.
—Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Although, after the rapid-fire fundraise by Anthropic — a near triple from February, not easy when your prior valuation was already north of $300 billion — things seem pretty shot-gunned.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 31 May 2026
The near miss forced a kind of rapid-fire scenario assessment that most executives never develop.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
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Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Monday, followed by what sounded like rapid-fire gunshots.
—Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Although, after the rapid-fire fundraise by Anthropic — a near triple from February, not easy when your prior valuation was already north of $300 billion — things seem pretty shot-gunned.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 31 May 2026
The near miss forced a kind of rapid-fire scenario assessment that most executives never develop.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 30 May 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.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
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Improvements in blood tests, meanwhile, dovetail with rapid developments in treatments for various cancers, making the disease ever more survivable or even curable.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
22 June 2026
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Maddie’s Secret by John Early is doing brisk business at the IFC Center as screenings fill up for opening weekend of the Magnolia Pictures’ comedy.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
19 June 2026
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Even so, her spiral downward to near death before ending up in treatment is ridiculously, gloriously brisk.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
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Either way, Aestura’s Atobarrier 365 Ceramide Cream Mist is an easy way to give quick hydration to dry, stressed skin, thanks to an ultrafine spray packed with ceramides.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
24 June 2026
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From California politics to safety concerns on Sacramento roads, here’s a quick digest of some of the top stories for June 23, 2026.—
Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
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Europe is the planet’s fastest warming continent, heating at around two to three times the global average.—
Taylor Ward,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
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The Meridian resident was considered a fugitive after allegedly fleeing a traffic stop in Eagle just after midnight on May 7, after being clocked at speeds of faster than 80 mph on Chinden Road, the release said.—
Rachel Roberts,
Idaho Statesman,
24 June 2026
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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.—
Tunku Varadarajan,
WSJ,
25 June 2021
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Designed by renowned architect Dominique Perrault, its four stories tilting forward are said to evoke a galloping horse.—
Rob Hodgetts at Longchamp,
CNN,
15 Oct. 2019
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“Rapid-fire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapid-fire. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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