as in favorites
a person or thing that is preferred over others
that kind of old-fashioned horror movie is just my speed
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as in races
to proceed or move quickly
a bullet train speeding across the lush countryside
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Recent Examples of speeds
Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Useful for rural areas but slower speeds and higher latency.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The missile can fly at very high speeds, likely tens of times the speed of sound.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
HGVs can carry warheads at speeds greater than five times the speed of sound with irregular flight trajectories that can vex missile defenses.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Additionally, connection speeds are highly variable.
—PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
This is incredibly important to finance and commercial teams, and speeds the time to insights by six times, in my experience.
—Chris "jay" Hawkinson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
That speeds up work and means that the old rules requiring product managers to schedule biweekly or bimonthly check-ins with engineers didn’t make much sense.
—John Kell, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Homan, who spent three decades in immigration enforcement and joined ICE at its inception in 2003, said the long hours should lessen as hiring of new ICE staff speeds up.
—Ted Hesson, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
It’s perfectly suited to the highway, just speeds you right along.
—Fiction Non Fiction
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
If, for example, the EU speeds up delivery of ammunition and drones from existing stock and extends a financial lifeline to Kyiv by confiscating the $250 billion worth of frozen Russian assets sitting in its banks, the Kremlin may not achieve its strategic goal of Ukraine’s subjugation.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025
That's because matter, via its gravitational influence, slows down cosmic expansion, while dark energy speeds it up.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2025
The legislation also speeds up the review of coal lease applications and increases federal land leasing for coal.
—Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 23 Aug. 2025
Noun
Water-jets provide more efficient propulsion at speeds above 34 miles per hour, the analyst told Newsweek, compared with propellers, which are efficient between 23 and 34 miles per hour.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Useful for rural areas but slower speeds and higher latency.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The missile can fly at very high speeds, likely tens of times the speed of sound.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
HGVs can carry warheads at speeds greater than five times the speed of sound with irregular flight trajectories that can vex missile defenses.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Additionally, connection speeds are highly variable.
—PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
Mechanical engineers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have developed a new framework that speeds up the design of shock-absorbing foam materials, used in everything from sports and military helmets to spacecraft landing struts.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
This is incredibly important to finance and commercial teams, and speeds the time to insights by six times, in my experience.
—Chris "jay" Hawkinson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
That speeds up work and means that the old rules requiring product managers to schedule biweekly or bimonthly check-ins with engineers didn’t make much sense.
—John Kell, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Homan, who spent three decades in immigration enforcement and joined ICE at its inception in 2003, said the long hours should lessen as hiring of new ICE staff speeds up.
—Ted Hesson, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
It’s perfectly suited to the highway, just speeds you right along.
—Fiction Non Fiction
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
If, for example, the EU speeds up delivery of ammunition and drones from existing stock and extends a financial lifeline to Kyiv by confiscating the $250 billion worth of frozen Russian assets sitting in its banks, the Kremlin may not achieve its strategic goal of Ukraine’s subjugation.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025
That's because matter, via its gravitational influence, slows down cosmic expansion, while dark energy speeds it up.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2025
The legislation also speeds up the review of coal lease applications and increases federal land leasing for coal.
—Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speeds
Noun
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Read on to shop our favorites starting at $3.—
Melody Kazel,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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These are the fall favorites associated with sweater weather, pumpkin everything, apple cider and falling leaves.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The 40-year-old Froome, who races for Israel–Premier Tech, was airlifted to hospital following a crash during training on August 27, undergoing surgery a day later.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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With only two surviving female white rhinoceros, a team of scientists races to create the world’s first surrogate rhino pregnancy, using cutting-edge science and unwavering resolve.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Users can choose between two different brightness levels and adjust the angle of the light and the solar panel for customized preferences.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Problems arise when actions are driven by government officials' personal ideological preferences and desires to limit different views, attorneys at Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression and Student Press Law Center said.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The adventurous archaeologist travels the globe looking for missing artifacts and historical treasures.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The couple often travels to car shows, from Julian to Santa Barbara, and Lynne has vintage outfits to match the cars.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Though his interests were that of a pretty typical child — computing and gaming, playing the saxophone, enjoying soccer and time with his pets — he was also known for his acts of kindness and generosity.—
Lauren Costantino
September 6,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Those who require additional time to evacuate, and those with pets and livestock should leave now.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Marswalker opens its fold-out front doors, and the S2 drives up into a central compartment before the doors close again to secure the S2 in place.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
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Attendees acknowledged early how much of what drives housing costs lies outside city and state control, such as interest rates or labor and material supply.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Perhaps that is what rushes in to fill the vacuum where Meursault’s morality ought to be.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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But while the new movie dawdles on its way to Toxie’s origins, then rushes toward a finale with a lurching rhythm that verges on calculated ineptitude, its spirit never feels inauthentic.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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At altitudes of 20 to 100 kilometers (12 to 62 miles), the DF-17 flies below the reach of most midcourse missile defence systems, which usually operate above 100 kilometers (62 miles).—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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China views President Lai as a campaigner for Taiwanese independence, a stance that flies in the face of Beijing's belief that Taiwan should be under its control.—
Jan Camenzind Broomby,
NPR,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Speeds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speeds. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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