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as in increasing
to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number
toy purchases accelerate dramatically during the Christmas season
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as in rushing
to cause to move or proceed fast or faster
we accelerated preparations for the hurricane upon hearing weather reports that it had gained speed
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as in expanding
to make greater in size, amount, or number
the company accelerated its advertising purchases even as the economy appeared to be in recession
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Recent Examples of accelerating
What was once a rapidly accelerating movement now faces significant headwinds, with both external and internal pressures threatening to stall progress.
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Heather V. MacArthur, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
This innovative installation may hold one of the keys to accelerating a transition away from fossil fuels that scientists say is necessary if the world is to avoid the worst effects of climate change.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
This trend has been years in the making, with rural hospitals across the country steadily closing, and the overturning of Roe is only accelerating it.
—Atul Grover, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
But the question remains about how fast that change can happen, amid the accelerating global demand for more energy along with the increasing urgency and severity of climate change and its effects.
—Michael Oxman, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2025
If not, China will soon reach parity and potentially move ahead, hence the decision to name the report after the wavelength shift of light for objects accelerating away.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
Theater owners are spending into an accelerating box office, which is good.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
Global interest in the technology is accelerating as Italy has approved a demo line between Venice and Padua.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
College football’s premier event is accelerating toward Miami.
—Susan Miller Degnan, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
Heather V. MacArthur, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
This innovative installation may hold one of the keys to accelerating a transition away from fossil fuels that scientists say is necessary if the world is to avoid the worst effects of climate change.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
This trend has been years in the making, with rural hospitals across the country steadily closing, and the overturning of Roe is only accelerating it.
—Atul Grover, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
But the question remains about how fast that change can happen, amid the accelerating global demand for more energy along with the increasing urgency and severity of climate change and its effects.
—Michael Oxman, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2025
If not, China will soon reach parity and potentially move ahead, hence the decision to name the report after the wavelength shift of light for objects accelerating away.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
Theater owners are spending into an accelerating box office, which is good.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
Global interest in the technology is accelerating as Italy has approved a demo line between Venice and Padua.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
College football’s premier event is accelerating toward Miami.
—Susan Miller Degnan, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accelerating
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By inserting an extra biochemical cycle into a model plant, the researchers boosted growth, seed yield, and fat production without increasing water demand.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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An increasing number of boys are lonely, isolated and confused, wrestling with the aftermath of the #MeToo movement and the expectations of rigid masculinity, which has been widely characterized as toxic.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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Plus-size segment remains underserved by apparel market Mallorie Dunn, a professor of fashion design at the Fashion Institute of Technology and owner of SmartGlamour, a clothing line that offers the smallest and largest sizes, worries about the apparel retail market rushing to conclusions.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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Why are fans rushing to see this movie?—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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Now the Icon Class family is expanding, with three equally hefty sister ships.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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An artisan pizzeria with South Beach roots is expanding across the state.—
Jason Dill,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Both the governor and the secretary listed a combination of lower market prices for farm products plus rising fertilizer, machinery and labor costs as a severe squeeze on the farm economy.—
Cristina LaRue,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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China’s economy showed further signs of weakness last month, with key data Monday revealing factory output and consumption rising at their weakest pace for around a year.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
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Now, major Hollywood unions and progressive groups are pushing back, accusing ABC and its affiliates of censorship and demanding a boycott of Disney properties.—
Amanda Castro
Shane Croucher
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Even as Brazil slows deforestation, more than 13% of the Amazon is gone, pushing one of the planet’s largest carbon sinks closer to a tipping point.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The coming flyby allows the chance for spacecraft to get up close and observe how interactions with Earth's gravitational field and magnetosphere influences and changes Apophis, boosting our understanding of asteroid physics.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The active damping system, the company said, increases off-road speed while boosting gunners’ hit probability and extending the life of subsystems.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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The audio-streaming platform has amassed a sizable free cash flow due to its strong revenue growth, a figure that has been boosted by the company's swelling active user base in recent financial quarters.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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For this test, a doctor inserts a gloved, lubricated finger into your rectum to feel for swelling, bleeding, and any prostate abnormalities.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
12 Sep. 2025
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This not only proves fruitless, but the probes seem to be hastening the closing of the wormhole.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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They could also be set to task curing disease, discovering new technologies, and hastening the global transition to a green economy, according to their most optimistic proponents.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Accelerating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accelerating. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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