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to proceed or move quickly
a bullet train speeding across the lush countryside
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Recent Examples of speeding
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2025
Federal agencies also released a longer plan meant to strengthen the American beef industry, including speeding up deregulation.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Minnesota set the tone for how this game would unfold in the first quarter, with a goal of rattling Goff and speeding up his internal clock.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Once inside, the gang smashed two display cases and made off with several jewels before speeding away on motorbikes.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
In cases where legacy tools would force teams to slog through, for example, 3,400 checks with 600 million errors, Vision AI’s clustering can reduce that effort to investigating just 381 groups—turning mountains into molehills and speeding debug time by at least 2x.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2025
Eli Lilly and Nvidia announced a partnership to build a supercomputer and artificial intelligence factory for the pharmaceutical industry aimed at speeding up drug discovery and development.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
That mindset is a result of the mental exhaustion and anguish of their postseason drought, which is speeding toward a full decade and represents the longest current stretch in the NBA.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
Police do not believe the driver of the Dodge Ram was speeding or intoxicated.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Other snags are purely visual, notably the capper to the scene where King must toss the bag of ransom millions at a specific time and place, from a speeding elevated train.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
Features like undo/redo, mute/unmute, scrolling, and taking screenshots are instantly accessible, significantly speeding up the workflow.
—Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2025
Federal agencies also released a longer plan meant to strengthen the American beef industry, including speeding up deregulation.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Minnesota set the tone for how this game would unfold in the first quarter, with a goal of rattling Goff and speeding up his internal clock.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Once inside, the gang smashed two display cases and made off with several jewels before speeding away on motorbikes.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
In cases where legacy tools would force teams to slog through, for example, 3,400 checks with 600 million errors, Vision AI’s clustering can reduce that effort to investigating just 381 groups—turning mountains into molehills and speeding debug time by at least 2x.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2025
Eli Lilly and Nvidia announced a partnership to build a supercomputer and artificial intelligence factory for the pharmaceutical industry aimed at speeding up drug discovery and development.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
That mindset is a result of the mental exhaustion and anguish of their postseason drought, which is speeding toward a full decade and represents the longest current stretch in the NBA.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
Police do not believe the driver of the Dodge Ram was speeding or intoxicated.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speeding
Verb
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While driving - Stick to the middle lanes and stay on elevated ground.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Nov. 2025
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Take extra caution when on the road or avoid driving if possible.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Since Berman took the helm in 2022, professional women’s soccer has seen rapid growth.—
Jessica Golden,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In the footage, the children could be seen hurrying off the bus and onto the woman’s porch as the smoke grew.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Pedestrians are hurrying past to find their places on Fifth Avenue, but the girls have a different kind of readiness about them.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Learn about the town's horse-racing history.—
Cat Sposato,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Nov. 2025
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That's why, even though the comet poses no threat to Earth, the world's astronomers and space agencies are racing to study planetary material that formed from another star.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The Cyclones’ usually elite defense ranks 11th in the Big 12 in rushing defense, 10th in passing defense and 14th in sacks.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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Even so, the worries came rushing in.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Kylie wears a black polo shirt, black joggers and white running shoes.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Currently in theaters is Yorgos Lanthimos’ fifth collaboration with Emma Stone, Bugonia, which also stars Jesse Plemons; that pic counting a current running cume of $13M+ at the global box office, now in its second week in theaters.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The cubes work by simply filling them up with clothes, zipping them shut, then using the middle zipper to compress clothes down to a much smaller package.—
Erin Cavoto,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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There’s a big difference between occasionally dabbling in a few sailings to the Bahamas—or perhaps zipping about on a speedboat—and true expertise in the water.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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One player expected to be on the hot seat is speedy infielder David Hamilton.—
Shaun McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Taking China learnings abroad Part of the Chinese e-commerce companies’ success comes from lessons learned in their home market that integrate livestreaming, rapid product innovation and speedy logistics, Bain analysts pointed out.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Speeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speeding. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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