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Recent Examples of warp speed
Christian Ramers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Crosby was a tone-setter at 4 Nations, both on the ice and off it, despite playing through injury and being the oldest skater in a tournament played at warp speed.
—Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
These days, everything in the workplace seems to be changing at warp speed.
—Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
Robot vacuums have been innovating at warp speed over the last few years, with many now capable of almost fully autonomous operation to sweep and mop your floors.
—Chris Welch, The Verge, 4 Jan. 2025
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Paradoxically, while science progressed at warp speed, our discourse in the public square was oppositional and chaotic.
—Christian Ramers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Crosby was a tone-setter at 4 Nations, both on the ice and off it, despite playing through injury and being the oldest skater in a tournament played at warp speed.
—Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
These days, everything in the workplace seems to be changing at warp speed.
—Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
Robot vacuums have been innovating at warp speed over the last few years, with many now capable of almost fully autonomous operation to sweep and mop your floors.
—Chris Welch, The Verge, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warp speed
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Long regarded as the frontier of biological science, regenerative therapies such as stem cell treatments, amniotic tissue applications, and advanced biologics are now experiencing a pivotal acceleration thanks to AI's analytical and educational capabilities.—
Sol Rashidi,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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The 21st century has seen a dramatic acceleration in the rate of climate change, with global temperatures rising more than three times faster than in the previous century.—
Courtney McGinnis,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2025
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The organization urged community members to report immigration enforcement to the Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice’s rapid response hotline at (909) 361-4588.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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That’s a rapid ascent that only the biggest names in the genre can manage.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The line drive had a 109.1 mph exit velocity off the bat.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
19 Apr. 2025
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With exit velocities routinely clocking in at over 100 mph, the 26-year-old is hitting .292 with a 1.003 OPS, five home runs and nine RBI.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2025
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America cannot achieve the Trump goal of true energy dominance while also pursuing anything resembling a real, speedy energy transition without finding ways to dramatically reduce timelines associated with federal permitting.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The Jets have gone 7-10, 7-10, and 5-12 in the last three seasons, which is likely a big reason why the speedy running back would want out.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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Despite scoring only nine times herself, that speed has stretched opposition back-line and given Lyon other players the space to score over 100 goals this season.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The flight lasted 14 hours and 38 minutes at an average cruise speed of Mach 0.87.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
23 Apr. 2025
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The truth is no one should be surprised by the swift start.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Trump's March executive order overhauling how U.S. elections are run prompted swift lawsuits from the League of United Latin American Citizens, the League of Women Voters Education Fund, the Democratic National Committee and others, who called it unconstitutional.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Apr. 2025
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Given the relative rapidity of the deals, more will be in the offing.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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Each user prompt on Ocean includes a live speed test indicator, giving a transparent view of our system’s rapidity.—
Tor Constantino,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 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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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 4 May. 2025.
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