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
In a modernist era of abrasion and velocity—the now and the next, chasing each other at warp speed—Reilly offered a work of radical non-provocation.
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Brad Shoup, Pitchfork, 24 Jan. 2026
Governance frameworks struggle to keep pace with deployment velocity.
—Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Fixtures too far from the main drain stack cause slow drainage and clogs because water loses velocity.
—Kamron Sanders, The Spruce, 22 Jan. 2026
Jeroloman then watched video to make sure that Doeschot’s homers weren’t coming mostly against sub-standard velocity.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
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Brad Shoup, Pitchfork, 24 Jan. 2026
Governance frameworks struggle to keep pace with deployment velocity.
—Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Fixtures too far from the main drain stack cause slow drainage and clogs because water loses velocity.
—Kamron Sanders, The Spruce, 22 Jan. 2026
Jeroloman then watched video to make sure that Doeschot’s homers weren’t coming mostly against sub-standard velocity.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for velocity
Noun
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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
Noun
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Services revenue is expected to grow at a year-over-year rate similar to what Apple just reported, so call it about 14%.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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During the 2020 campaign, Joe Biden proposed raising the corporate tax rate.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Velocity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/velocity. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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