as in accelerates
to cause to move or proceed fast or faster
we have to speed up production if we are ever going to make the deadline
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This consistent, on-demand support enhances employee satisfaction and accelerates return-to-work rates.—
Anant Agarwal,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025 -
Maybe a romance accelerates or ends suddenly.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
31 Aug. 2025
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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
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The law is flexible in terms of how long the order would last and pushes for those under an order to be connected with resources to help them.—
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
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Ned pushes a big red button at the end of the press to see what happens, and nothing does — but then his phone starts blowing up with staffers volunteering to pitch in on his new local reporting initiative.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Speeds (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speeds%20%28up%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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