as in speed
a high rate of movement or performance
the velocity of light is about 186,000 miles per second
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Recent Examples of velocity
To place it at such an angle requires an enormous change in the probe's velocity – much greater than any rocket could achieve.
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David Szondy
june 15, New Atlas, 15 June 2025
Nor has Chapman lost any of his legendary velocity.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
For founders, this shift will favor adaptation, velocity, embracing change and harnessing AI agents to replicate the work of entire departments.
—Alexander Fred-Ojala, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Ober also struggled with diminished velocity in spring training, attributing it to his mechanics being out of whack, an especially big challenge for the 6-foot-9 right-hander.
—Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 7 June 2025
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David Szondy
june 15, New Atlas, 15 June 2025
Nor has Chapman lost any of his legendary velocity.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
For founders, this shift will favor adaptation, velocity, embracing change and harnessing AI agents to replicate the work of entire departments.
—Alexander Fred-Ojala, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Ober also struggled with diminished velocity in spring training, attributing it to his mechanics being out of whack, an especially big challenge for the 6-foot-9 right-hander.
—Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for velocity
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More deception tactics were used, Caine said, and support aircraft pushed out in front of the main strike group at a high altitude and speed to sweep for enemy fighters and surface-to-air missile threats.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2025
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As the usage of artificial intelligence — benign and adversarial — increases at breakneck speed, more cases of potentially harmful responses are being uncovered.—
Neha Hegde,
CNBC,
22 June 2025
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The village also anticipates raising its water rate by 15% for an increase of 99 cents per 100 cubic feet of water.—
Richard Requena,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2025
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His pressure on the Federal Reserve to cut rates, dismissed by Chairman Jerome Powell, had at least one governor seeing action next month.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
21 June 2025
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“Velocity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/velocity. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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