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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Stroman has also seen his velocity drop significantly.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2024
The Orioles also added a pair of power arms from the Phillies’ relief corps in Soto and Domínguez, both of whom rank among the top 30 pitchers in the game in average fastball velocity according to Statcast.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2024
His first-inning fastball velocity has been dropping.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024
Unlike 50 Cent’s disastrous attempt in 2014 that nearly took out a cameraman, or Snoop Dogg’s smoker in San Diego in 2016 that had velocity but was wildly off the mark, Colson Baker didn’t even try to get the ball into the catcher’s mitt.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2024
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2024
The Orioles also added a pair of power arms from the Phillies’ relief corps in Soto and Domínguez, both of whom rank among the top 30 pitchers in the game in average fastball velocity according to Statcast.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2024
His first-inning fastball velocity has been dropping.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024
Unlike 50 Cent’s disastrous attempt in 2014 that nearly took out a cameraman, or Snoop Dogg’s smoker in San Diego in 2016 that had velocity but was wildly off the mark, Colson Baker didn’t even try to get the ball into the catcher’s mitt.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Velocity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/velocity. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024.
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