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 tiger shark had taken the bait at about 2 p.m. and the rapid-fire click of the reel had galvanized Walter Maxwell and his shark fishing friends.
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Donald Millus, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025
Trade experts are emphasizing caution amid a negotiation process that has been marked by rapid-fire announcements and reversals.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 2 July 2025
The idea is that once an intelligence explosion occurs, assuming that such a phenomenon ever happens, AI will in rapid-fire progression proceed to accelerate into becoming AGI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
But given the rapid-fire deportation regime, those timelines can be compressed or sometimes nonexistent.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 30 June 2025
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Donald Millus, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025
Trade experts are emphasizing caution amid a negotiation process that has been marked by rapid-fire announcements and reversals.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 2 July 2025
The idea is that once an intelligence explosion occurs, assuming that such a phenomenon ever happens, AI will in rapid-fire progression proceed to accelerate into becoming AGI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
But given the rapid-fire deportation regime, those timelines can be compressed or sometimes nonexistent.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 30 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for rapid-fire
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapid-fire
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Sustain small farms amid global competition • Promote transparency and ethics in coffee sourcing In a world increasingly dominated by industrial scale and rapid production, Kona coffee companies should work to remain a symbol of craftsmanship, care and community.—
Jean Orlowski,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Trained in marksmanship, rapid deployment, ambushes, surveillance, and psychological operations, Los Zetas used overt military force to consolidate control over most of the Texas border and the Gulf Coast port of Veracruz.—
Seth Harp,
Rolling Stone,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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Even moderate activity, like a daily brisk walk, can improve digestion.—
Ayesha Gulzar,
Verywell Health,
29 July 2025
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This could be in the form of weightlifting, cycling, jogging, playing tennis or other heart-pumping sports, or even brisk walks and aquarobics.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 July 2025
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All of their three quickest games (2:03, 2:07 and 2:08) have been started by Pivetta.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Aug. 2025
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Dončić changed into his practice clothes for a quick promotional shoot.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Also, call 911 for any major trauma and/or concern for internal bleeding, inability to keep fluids down, or potential signs of shock (e.g., cold, clammy skin, fast breathing, or a weak or fast heartbeat).—
Colleen Doherty,
Verywell Health,
2 Aug. 2025
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His second pitch was a 102.8 mph, tied with one that Andres Muñoz threw on Aug. 10, 2019, as the fastest by a Padres pitcher since at least 2015.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Aug. 2025
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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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The artist was in Times Square last week to offer his latest corrective, unveiling a massive bronze statue of a young African American man in urban streetwear sitting astride a galloping horse.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
7 Oct. 2019
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“Rapid-fire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapid-fire. Accessed 9 Aug. 2025.
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