1
: operated or adapted for operation at high speed
2
: relating to the production of short-exposure photographs of rapidly moving objects or events of short duration
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So, what started as a steamy romance trilogy shifts into thriller territory, complete with high-speed car chases, kidnapping, and ridiculous life-or-death stakes.
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
Rapid Change Four days spent criss-crossing the Yangtze River Delta by high-speed railway to visit Chinese businesses gave an indication of the pace of change in the region that is one of the hubs of Chinese technology development.
—Matthew Tostevin, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Located atop one of the towers, tourists can take a high-speed elevator up to the lookout point to enjoy the sweeping views.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
These newly aware companies’ high-speed trading of financial projects destroys the Earth itself, forcing humans to flee to the margins of the solar system.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 29 Sep. 2025
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
Rapid Change Four days spent criss-crossing the Yangtze River Delta by high-speed railway to visit Chinese businesses gave an indication of the pace of change in the region that is one of the hubs of Chinese technology development.
—Matthew Tostevin, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Located atop one of the towers, tourists can take a high-speed elevator up to the lookout point to enjoy the sweeping views.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
These newly aware companies’ high-speed trading of financial projects destroys the Earth itself, forcing humans to flee to the margins of the solar system.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 29 Sep. 2025
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“High-speed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-speed. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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