as in rapid
moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed
the breakneck production of naval vessels during World War II
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Recent Examples of breakneck
Transferring in from Tennessee, the program currently defining the tempo genre, Jackson is well-acquainted with playing football at a breakneck pace.
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Zach Osterman,
The Indianapolis Star,
28 Jan. 2023
Some may be duplicates, but regardless, twisters have been swarming the South at breakneck pace.
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Matthew Cappucci, Ben Brasch and Scott Dance,
Anchorage Daily News,
25 Jan. 2023
The suspenseful ‘Missing’ plows through nearly two hours of shocking plot twists at a breakneck pace.
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Mark Olsenstaff Writer,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2023
However, their days of breakneck growth and extraordinary profitability are over, now a part of history along with China’s whole go-go consumer tech era.
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Zennon Kapron,
Forbes,
10 Nov. 2022
See All Example Sentences for breakneck
Zach Osterman,
The Indianapolis Star,
28 Jan. 2023
Some may be duplicates, but regardless, twisters have been swarming the South at breakneck pace.
—
Matthew Cappucci, Ben Brasch and Scott Dance,
Anchorage Daily News,
25 Jan. 2023
The suspenseful ‘Missing’ plows through nearly two hours of shocking plot twists at a breakneck pace.
—
Mark Olsenstaff Writer,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2023
However, their days of breakneck growth and extraordinary profitability are over, now a part of history along with China’s whole go-go consumer tech era.
—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes,
10 Nov. 2022
See All Example Sentences for breakneck
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breakneck
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.
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At the heart of the clash is how to manage wild horse populations that can reproduce at a rapid clip.
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Studies show that orgasms also relieve menstrual pain, lower blood pressure, enhance circulation, correlate with better cardiac functioning, and burn calories equivalent to thirty minutes of brisk walking.
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The glacier carts and kiosks that dish out ice cream, soft serve and sorbets did brisk business all week.
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As his health faded in the last year of his life, Neruda rushed to finish his story, which gives the last chapters of his book a galloping, fragmented quality.
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Designed by renowned architect Dominique Perrault, its four stories tilting forward are said to evoke a galloping horse.
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Temperatures inside of cars can reach 125 degrees in minutes, even with windows cracked, and children overheat as much as five times faster than adults, the fact sheet said.
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From dream home to disaster But faster than a rushing river, that dream became a nightmare when disastrous flooding hit Kerr County last summer.
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Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley There may still be questions about whether the romance between Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley was genuine, and their secret, quick-turn overseas wedding didn't help matters.
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But upon closer inspection Mbiya appears significantly leaner and quicker.
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“Breakneck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breakneck. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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