as in rate
an increasing in speed or rate of occurrence
Experts predict a steady acceleration in economic growth over the next two years.
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Recent Examples of acceleration
Six hundred aid trucks will enter Gaza daily—a drastic acceleration.
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Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2025
Despite the December acceleration in prices, some voices within the Fed have been expressing confidence about easing prices this year.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
Drivers should also avoid sudden braking or acceleration, and exercise particular care on hills and during turns.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
If not, should the seller negotiate for acceleration?
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2025
Despite the December acceleration in prices, some voices within the Fed have been expressing confidence about easing prices this year.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
Drivers should also avoid sudden braking or acceleration, and exercise particular care on hills and during turns.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
If not, should the seller negotiate for acceleration?
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acceleration
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The multimedia digital platform The New Indian said a salvo launch is designed to overwhelm enemy defenses, ensuring higher mission success rates.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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Witty also cited several challenges in 2024, including the Biden administration’s Medicare rate cuts, reductions in Medicaid enrollment and a massive cyber attack that hit its Change Healthcare unit early last year.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN,
16 Jan. 2025
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That database could help provide clean data on fibers to companies working to train models to identify mixed fibers, speeding up the pace of the entire recycling process.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Jan. 2025
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Rene Haas, the CEO of the semiconductor company Arm Holdings, said that even this pace of expansion across the industry would put global computing on track to consume more energy than India by 2030.—
Karen Hao,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2025
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The sophomore running back from St. Louis pairs blistering speed with body strength to emerge as a hard-to-tackle runner.—
Lauren Merola,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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In one-on-one coverage, Barron has NFL-ready speed that could translate to him being a slot corner at the next level and the physicality to be an outside corner.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Jan. 2025
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Vehicles of all types incur fuel economy losses because of wind resistance, which is considerably stronger at highway velocities.—
Peter Douglas,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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Throwing fewer four-seamers resulted in higher average four-seamer velocity, and the pitch played up even more.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Acceleration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acceleration. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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