as in speed
a high rate of movement or performance
with amazing swiftness, the airline agent got our ticket changed, and we boarded the plane just as it was about to leave
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Recent Examples of swiftness
For many stakeholders in the media business, the swiftness and suddenness of the cascading events have cast an undeniable shadow over their operations.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2025
Acting with uncharacteristic swiftness, the federal government issued a scathing criminal complaint against Mizuhara just three weeks later — on April 11 — that supported Ohtani’s narrative.
—David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
With the swiftness with which Shohei Ohtani was cleared during the investigation surrounding him, there may be concern as to whether Ortiz or Clase will suit up for a major league team again.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Lee, working with a script by Alan Fox, spins out the multiple threads of action with startling swiftness and characteristically rapid-fire, confrontational dialogue.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2025
Acting with uncharacteristic swiftness, the federal government issued a scathing criminal complaint against Mizuhara just three weeks later — on April 11 — that supported Ohtani’s narrative.
—David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
With the swiftness with which Shohei Ohtani was cleared during the investigation surrounding him, there may be concern as to whether Ortiz or Clase will suit up for a major league team again.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Lee, working with a script by Alan Fox, spins out the multiple threads of action with startling swiftness and characteristically rapid-fire, confrontational dialogue.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swiftness
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In a field experiment with hundreds of consultants, GPT-4 improved speed and quality on some knowledge tasks while performance dropped on other, seemingly similar tasks just outside its strengths.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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Tapascott said speed alone no longer excites drivers.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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The velocity and scale of products have equated to larger gains and a healthier balance sheet, By 2025, revenues reported by Reuters were estimated in the high eight figures, losses had narrowed, and analysts were speculating on a future deal valuing the business at $700million.—
Gemma Allen,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Fixtures too far from the main drain stack cause slow drainage and clogs because water loses velocity.—
Kamron Sanders,
The Spruce,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Swiftness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swiftness. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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