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Recent Examples of warp speed
Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 15 Jan. 2026
Like a puck zipping into a net at warp speed as the home crowd roars, Heated Rivalry has quickly and fiercely become one of the biggest surprise hits in recent memory.
—Jessica Derschowitz, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 12 Sep. 2025
But an equally vital industry for our economic and national security interests is telecommunications — which is also going through warp-speed technology changes.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
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Noun
What sort of prestigious warp speed has the franchise entered now?
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 15 Jan. 2026
Like a puck zipping into a net at warp speed as the home crowd roars, Heated Rivalry has quickly and fiercely become one of the biggest surprise hits in recent memory.
—Jessica Derschowitz, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
This isn't your average stroll through lightsaber lore or warp-speed factoids.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 12 Sep. 2025
But an equally vital industry for our economic and national security interests is telecommunications — which is also going through warp-speed technology changes.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warp speed
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Geopolitical conflict, economic uncertainty, technological acceleration, political polarization and social fragmentation are no longer separate challenges.—
Alan H.H. Fleischmann,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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This also increases their acceleration, driving more gravitational-wave emission (and causing ever tightening orbits) in a positive-feedback loop.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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This transition requires sophisticated sensors and rapid data processing.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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The velocity, down from his average of nearly 96 mph before his latest elbow surgery, is something the Padres believe could possibly tick up slightly with some mechanical adjustments.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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But his average exit velocity ranked in the 95th percentile.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Defense lawyers are seeking to capitalize by demanding speedy trials for clients and filing other motions that require responses from prosecutors.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Walmart delivered another standout quarter as the promise of lower prices and speedy deliveries drew in a broader spectrum of Americans during the critical holiday shopping period, including wealthier households.—
Anne D'Innocenzio,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Carter, a speed threat whose largest hurdle has been availability, is a natural center fielder and played the position nearly full time when healthy last season.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Awad points to the speed with which Palestinian perpetrators are brought to justice in crimes against Israelis.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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Several high-profile individuals who have appeared in the files have faced swift public rebuke for maintaining personal and business relationships with Epstein for years after he was convicted in 2008 on two state prostitution charges.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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The commercial was met with swift backlash from viewers, some of whom compared the feature to spyware or questioned its legality.—
Mason Leib,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2026
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But this doesn’t explain the rapidity of the shift nor the fact that all the leading American AI research labs moved in the same direction.—
Nick Srnicek,
Wired News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Still others warned of the rapidity with which democracy could give way to dictatorship.—
Talya Zax,
The Atlantic,
23 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Josh is faster than a speeding linebacker, more powerful than a defensive lineman, and able to leap tall safeties in a single bound.—
Bill Reinhard,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Most speeding violations in Ohio add two points to a driver's license, with 12 points resulting in a suspension.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
21 Nov. 2025
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“Warp speed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warp%20speed. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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