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Recent Examples of warp speed
Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2025
That cycle moves at warp speed, and the option to stay with the trends has increased our need for storage.
—Katrina Gulliver, JSTOR Daily, 11 Apr. 2025
And then there is Assembly Bill 306, which is moving through the Legislature at warp speed.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
That’s warp speed; three months is considered above average.
—Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 16 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Now, the entire situation has flipped and the progress is happening at warp speed.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2025
That cycle moves at warp speed, and the option to stay with the trends has increased our need for storage.
—Katrina Gulliver, JSTOR Daily, 11 Apr. 2025
And then there is Assembly Bill 306, which is moving through the Legislature at warp speed.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
That’s warp speed; three months is considered above average.
—Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 16 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for warp speed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warp speed
Noun
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That policy changed dramatically after Saudi Arabia and several of its OPEC+ allies announced a shock acceleration to production increase plans in April, even as markets and crude prices were tanking on the news of U.S.-imposed global tariffs.—
Natasha Turak,
CNBC,
11 May 2025
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The fastest rates of sea level rise are in Gulf states, like Texas and Louisiana, but many of the East Coast cities like Norfolk, Virginia, and Solomons Island, Maryland, are also seeing rapid acceleration, due to patterns of water distribution related to glacial melt from the Greenland ice sheet.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 May 2025
Adjective
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The 20-year-old centre-back is one of the most exciting defensive prospects around and his move to the Santiago Bernabeu marks the highest point yet of a remarkably rapid rise.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Recent executive orders, for instance, have seen the rapid federal layoffs of over 800 workers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) who monitor natural disasters such as hurricanes and forecast daily weather patterns.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
16 May 2025
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His average fastball velocity was down to a career-low 96.5 mph this season entering Saturday, but Diaz has ramped up that pitch of late.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2025
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In his last outing, Merryweather’s fastball velocity was down to 94.2 mph, his lowest of the season.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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For One Medical, this means offering same-day appointments, speedy callbacks or handling many issues online versus the phone, so the patient doesn’t have to wait on hold or wait for a callback.—
Shep Hyken,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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The deals also married with Brighton’s global recruitment model of attracting young players via a clear and potentially speedy pathway into the first team, with an expectation of not standing in the way of further career progression at the right price and in the right circumstances.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
Noun
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The platform analyzes daily phone usage and stats like keystroke speed, pressure, consistency, reaction times.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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The tornado traveled from Pulaski County to Laurel County at a speed of 45 miles per hour at around 11:30 p.m. local time on Friday night and into the early hours of the morning on Saturday, May 17, Fox 56 News reported.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
17 May 2025
Adjective
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But after a swift recovery, Camille is struck by an inexplicable pain that gradually takes hold of him, threatening his dreams of greatness.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
10 May 2025
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Having a solo focus on Daniel Richter’s new paintings has elicited a very positive response, reflected in collectors’ swift decisions to buy.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
Noun
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Attitudes have fluctuated from negative to positive, and then from positive to negative with exhausting rapidity.—
Andrey Kurkov,
Time,
15 May 2025
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This is a very much different thing than COVID in terms of rap -- rapidity and speed and other things.—
ABC NEWS,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Royal insiders, celerities, Hollywood stars and several of Diana’s closest friends will appear in interviews.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
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Royal insiders, celerities, Hollywood stars and several of Diana’s closest friends will appear in interviews.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Warp speed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warp%20speed. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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