as in rapidly
with great speed
the end of another year is hastening apace
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Recent Examples of apace
All this is happening, of course, as climate change continues apace.
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Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2025
The battle over Ukraine continues apace, as does civil wars in Myanmar and Sudan.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
The epidemic of fatal violence against transgender people in America continues apace, with the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) recording at least 36 killings in the last 12 months in the United States.
—James Factora, Them, 20 Nov. 2024
This market’s upward trend continues apace; according to Greater Nashville Realtors, home closings were up 3 percent in February 2024 compared to the previous year.
—Jessica Ritz, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2024
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Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2025
The battle over Ukraine continues apace, as does civil wars in Myanmar and Sudan.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
The epidemic of fatal violence against transgender people in America continues apace, with the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) recording at least 36 killings in the last 12 months in the United States.
—James Factora, Them, 20 Nov. 2024
This market’s upward trend continues apace; according to Greater Nashville Realtors, home closings were up 3 percent in February 2024 compared to the previous year.
—Jessica Ritz, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apace
Adverb
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Medical staff responded immediately, administering fluids and swiftly transferring him to our Doral clinic for more extensive care.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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Building flexible, scalable infrastructure capable of swiftly handling both small-scale and enterprise-level messaging campaigns.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
Adverb
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Technological innovation means marble is mined faster and more intensively with fewer workers.—
Meara Sharma,
The Dial,
22 July 2025
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The pandemic-era brains aged about 5.5 months faster compared to the brains of those studied before the pandemic.—
Alice Park,
Time,
22 July 2025
Adverb
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The two sides did not find enough common ground, and soon after, Crow-Armstrong blossomed into an All-Star and one of the sport’s most magnetic personalities.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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Teens sparked the aesthetic, part skater, part punk, part hip hop star, which college kids soon remixed by layering streetwear with campus-specific staples.—
Alexandra Jane,
Essence,
31 July 2025
Adverb
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Bregman skipped a rehab assignment to return quicker as the team enters an important stretch in the schedule against a slew of winning teams, including Tampa Bay, which began the day just ahead of Boston in the division standings.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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Basically, the Earth is going to rotate quicker than usual.—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
9 July 2025
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“Apace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apace. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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