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Recent Examples of accelerate The shift accelerated when the COVID-19 pandemic caused additional disruptions to the global supply chain. Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025 The move was swiftly condemned by Afghan advocates, who pointed to deteriorating conditions in the country that have accelerated since the U.S. withdrawal in 2021, including widespread food insecurity. Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025 Business leaders obtain the necessary insights to reduce carbon and material usage, accelerate CSRD compliance, and accurately measure the financial and sustainability impact of their decisions. Sophia Mendelsohn, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025 President Trump’s sweeping and severe new tariffs on more than 180 countries prompted a sell-off in stock markets in the U.S. and abroad, raising investor alarm over looming trade wars and accelerating inflation as the levies threaten to increase prices for consumers. Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for accelerate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accelerate
Verb
  • The European Union has unveiled an $840 billion plan to increase its defense spending, and the German parliament just passed historic constitutional amendments to take on unprecedented levels of debt to facilitate a massive defense investment.
    Elizabeth Shackelford, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
  • This initiative is driven by the goal of establishing a closed-loop raw material cycle and acknowledging the increasing significance of recycled materials in future battery production.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Apr. 2025
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  • The mayhem unfolded after the teen was walking back into the lobby area when Sampson rushed over to the girl and grabbed her arm, the affidavit reads.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The Trump administration's massive tariffs on China have Apple flying planes full of iPhones to the U.S. and consumers rushing to buy them before the prices potentially skyrocket.
    Angrej Singh, Axios, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Now that the charter will expand the incoming council to nine members, if the bill is adopted, changing the line would require six council member votes.
    Luke Parker, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2025
  • In 2024, the league took concrete steps in that direction, expanding the number of international roster spots from five per team to seven.
    Asli Pelit, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Single-family housing starts rose 11.4 percent in February, the highest rate in a year, but are primarily happening in just one part of the country.
    Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The country’s Kospi stock index rose 0.56% after the announcement, while the won weakened 0.58% to trade at 1,422 against the dollar.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Are Puerto Rican filmmakers pushing for this to change?
    Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
  • There are ways to push back against the horrors, but even the most ardent activist among us can’t be protesting 24/7.
    James Factora, Them., 28 Mar. 2025
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  • The rubber match has augmented stakes in a Tournament field with increasing parity.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Attention also could be paid to dismantling foreign anticompetitive market distortions, in order to augment the benefits achieved through the Task Force.
    Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The agency hopes the undertaking will accommodate population swells on Fort Worth’s western outskirts.
    Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Before the pandemic, Jackson County Public Health had about 30 employees, but swelled to about 120 during the crisis.
    Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • But the heavy price Chevron is set to pay could hasten other firms to seek settlements in the dozens of other lawsuits across Louisiana.
    Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
  • This can hasten growth and place unnecessary burdens on other key business functions.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025

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“Accelerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accelerate. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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