as in facilitated
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to cause (something) to happen faster
They've asked the judge to expedite the lawsuits. We'll do what we can to expedite the processing of your insurance claim.
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Recent Examples of expedited
In 2025, the OCC issued an interim final rule restoring streamlined applications and expedited review processes under the Bank Merger Act.
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Frank Sorrentino, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The play already had been confirmed through the NFL’s expedited review process in New York, so the timeout essentially just gave McDermott an opportunity to get an explanation.
—Rob Maaddi, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2026
The Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit expedited the case to get an early hearing in January, which Frampton believes will be critical to potentially addressing the issue before the 2026 softball season starts.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Normally such a major decision wouldn’t be expected until May or June, but the court expedited the tariffs’ case so it could be argued in November.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2026
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Frank Sorrentino, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The play already had been confirmed through the NFL’s expedited review process in New York, so the timeout essentially just gave McDermott an opportunity to get an explanation.
—Rob Maaddi, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2026
The Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit expedited the case to get an early hearing in January, which Frampton believes will be critical to potentially addressing the issue before the 2026 softball season starts.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Normally such a major decision wouldn’t be expected until May or June, but the court expedited the tariffs’ case so it could be argued in November.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2026
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Typically, auto dealerships secure purchase orders from private or public fleet operators interested in buying their zero-emission vehicles at the lower rates facilitated by the state incentives.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Amid a reckoning over Epstein’s abuse that has spilled into the highest levels of businesses and governments around the globe, lawmakers are searching for anyone who was connected to Epstein and may have facilitated his abuse.—
Stephen Groves,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Those investigators learned that Rich was standing in the intersection with his hands on his hips and was not armed when DeOrzio accelerated without a warning and struck him, Steele said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The pandemic, of course, accelerated a troubling trend of newspaper closures over the last 20 years.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Expedited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expedited. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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