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Recent Examples of warp speed
Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
In a city where traffic rarely eases and culture shifts at warp speed, Atiyya NaDirah has emerged as one of Atlanta's most recognizable and unfiltered digital storytellers.
—Alexa Liacko, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
Chris Anderson, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The guy who chased down Crinon is also the guy who opened the scoring with some net-front clean-up work, and the guy who started a warp-speed rush by Celebrini and McDavid, resulting in a goal by the latter.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
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Noun
But Kramer was outside the government, with friends dying, blisteringly aware of the ways in which the official instinct toward bureaucracy was dragging out a scientific process that needed to be moving at, to quote a more modern enterprise, warp speed.
—Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
In a city where traffic rarely eases and culture shifts at warp speed, Atiyya NaDirah has emerged as one of Atlanta's most recognizable and unfiltered digital storytellers.
—Alexa Liacko, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
The company was known for regularly producing faster and more powerful chips to keep pace with the warp-speed changes and demands of technology.
—Chris Anderson, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The guy who chased down Crinon is also the guy who opened the scoring with some net-front clean-up work, and the guy who started a warp-speed rush by Celebrini and McDavid, resulting in a goal by the latter.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warp speed
Noun
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But beneath the excitement and acceleration, something more subtle is happening that leaders should pay close attention to.—
Kevin Brady,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Musk’s new title arrives amid a wider acceleration for the richest of the rich.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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According to Wilkins, a single female iguana can lay up to 70 eggs, contributing to rapid population growth.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Arbour also discussed the rapid growth of artificial intelligence and cautioned against overreliance on the technology.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
Noun
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If there’s any big bugaboo in his profile, he can be beaten by higher-end velocity, but his ability to adjust to secondary offerings keeps him afloat.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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Tiny silica beads about 10 microns in diameter are projected at the polymer at about 750 meters per second (over 1,600 miles per hour) with the amount of energy absorbed measured by calculating the change in particle velocity before and after the beads pass through.—
Shirl Leigh
June 10,
New Atlas,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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Friday night, at age 21, the speedy, versatile defender makes his World Cup debut as Team USA opens against Paraguay at SoFi Stadium (renamed Los Angeles Stadium per FIFA rules).—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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Despite the detailed prop and set specs, the entire process was relatively speedy with development taking four-months, pre-production eight weeks and the shoot ten days spread over three weeks.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 June 2026
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Each week, the competitors will push themselves to their athletic limits to pass courses that challenge their strength, speed and agility.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
Adjective
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My team is closely monitoring the situation for updates and hope for the officer's swift and complete recovery.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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The response was swift, O’Neal said.—
Aneri Pattani,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
Noun
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The two women’s powerful, mysterious bond is sketched in sharp yet subtle dramatic strokes that are all the more thrilling for their breathless rapidity.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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The rapidity of these updates, and often the ensuing reverse ferret, has earned a nickname: TACO (Trump Always Chickens Out).—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
24 Mar. 2026
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 14 Jun. 2026.
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