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
At seven o’clock sharp, the 25-year-old CEO steps into a Brickell office, coffee in hand, and scrolls through a dashboard that tracks everything from credit-score gains at 800 Club to media-placement velocity at Leyes Media.
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Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 18 July 2025
If the black hole were a runaway, the velocity of the gasses flowing into it would likely be different from the velocity of the gasses in the Infinity Galaxy.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 18 July 2025
Depth and velocity of the water are not always obvious; the ground or road may suddenly wash away and hidden dangers may exist; do not attempt to evacuate through floodwaters.
—Staff Reports, AZCentral.com, 18 July 2025
The results are consistent with a study published in 2024 in the journal PNAS by a different team in England that calculated an average launch angle of about 43 degrees, velocities of 37 miles per hour, and launch distances of almost 40 feet.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 17 July 2025
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Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 18 July 2025
If the black hole were a runaway, the velocity of the gasses flowing into it would likely be different from the velocity of the gasses in the Infinity Galaxy.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 18 July 2025
Depth and velocity of the water are not always obvious; the ground or road may suddenly wash away and hidden dangers may exist; do not attempt to evacuate through floodwaters.
—Staff Reports, AZCentral.com, 18 July 2025
The results are consistent with a study published in 2024 in the journal PNAS by a different team in England that calculated an average launch angle of about 43 degrees, velocities of 37 miles per hour, and launch distances of almost 40 feet.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for velocity
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The corridor has almost 18,000 vehicles travel through it on average daily, with an average speed of 30.6 miles per hour, according to city data.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
29 July 2025
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Pairing this decision with clear, continuous communication to the customer around how the situation is being approached and how they will be kept up to speed is key to the overall successful management of the chaos.—
Laurie Waligurski,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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According to Statista, the remote worker rate jumped from 13% in 2020 to 27% just two years later.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Just how much Wisconsin will have to pay, however, depends on that state’s SNAP payment error rate in coming years.—
Sarah Volpenhein,
jsonline.com,
14 July 2025
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“Velocity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/velocity. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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