as in tempo
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1
as in to stride
to move along with a steady regular step especially in a group
six jugglers paced neatly alongside one another in the parade
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2
as in to progress
to move forward along a course
the couple paced through the motions of a marriage, but it was never more than a financial and social arrangement
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Recent Examples of pace
Matias Grez, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is moving swiftly through the bureaucracy, eliminating waste and fraud at such a pace that its employees will soon work themselves out of a job.
—Joshua Yaphe, National Review, 3 Apr. 2025
Kennington Smith Iii, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Unlike his earlier, more chaotic and violent films (like House of 1000 Corpses), The Lords of Salem is methodically paced, allowing its horror to seep in rather than explode.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The 31-year-old was named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player for the 2022-23 season and was scoring points at a historic pace last campaign, before being injured in an unfortunate collision with the Golden State Warriors’ Jonathan Kuminga in January 2024.
—Matias Grez, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is moving swiftly through the bureaucracy, eliminating waste and fraud at such a pace that its employees will soon work themselves out of a job.
—Joshua Yaphe, National Review, 3 Apr. 2025
Verb
Pair of bench players paced Duke to Elite Eight
The decisive advantage for Duke came from bench points, where a stark 26-6 advantage helped pave the way for a win.
—Kennington Smith Iii, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Unlike his earlier, more chaotic and violent films (like House of 1000 Corpses), The Lords of Salem is methodically paced, allowing its horror to seep in rather than explode.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pace
Noun
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The Gators have been bothered by physicality at times in the NCAA Tournament and haven’t been able to speed up teams wanting to drag the tempo down.—
The Athletic College Basketball Staff,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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There is something of a stylistic resemblance between the two undersized point guards, both of whom can dictate a methodical tempo to their advantage.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
3 Apr. 2025
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The centre-back’s offensive attributes were clear when striding up the field to assist captain Jarrod Bowen on the game’s second goal.—
Carl Anka,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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Starting with former Bank of Canada and former Bank of England boss Carney watching a hockey game in a Team Canada jersey, the 60-second spot for the incumbent Liberal Party then see Myers stride into frame to greet Donald Trump‘s new tariff and trade war nemesis.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
22 Mar. 2025
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This approval is a significant step forward and should open the doorway to a therapy that has clear clinical advantages for the patient with mCRPC who has progressed on one ARPI and has not received chemotherapy.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Engaging stakeholders transparently about DEI strategies and progress fosters trust and demonstrates a genuine commitment to inclusivity.—
Jason Wingard,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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The deadline passed and the new U.S. tariff rate for Chinese imports came into effect.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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This includes revenues across television, online video, VOD and theatrical sectors and represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.8% from 2025.—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Amazon marches to the beat of their own drum, sometimes acting fast and sometimes taking hours to get a pre-order page up.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
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Students stood in front of the Martin Luther King Jr. King Hall and marched their way across campus, shouting protest chants in the quad nearby the law school.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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They’re more geared toward controlling it, with uniform requirements that do more to hinder progress than protect the marketplace.—
Mary Anna Mancuso,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2025
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That is something that a trainee should be able to do under supervision or an advanced senior resident would be able to do on their own.—
Maria Fontoura,
Rolling Stone,
5 Apr. 2025
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No two giants share the same building speed (fastest, second fastest, third fastest, slowest) or the same problem.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Standing at 4 feet 11 inches tall and weighing 196 pounds, this agile robot can reach a top speed of 5.6 mph (approximately 8.2 feet per second).—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The paper proceeds to paste together a transhistorical collage of names (Aristotle, Carl Linnaeus, Giovanni Morelli, Giorgio Vasari) in the service of the idea that partnership between the arts and science (both undefined) has an illustrious genealogy.—
Sonja Drimmer,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2025
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Despite a slower start to the season, which featured losses to Kentucky and Kansas in the team’s first six games, the Blue Devils proceeded to win every other game except for one against Clemson in February.—
Tyler Small,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Pace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pace. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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