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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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
Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 3 June 2025
But a baseball team’s fortunes can change relatively quickly, and heading into the four-game series this week at Rate Field, the Tigers had the best record in baseball at 39-21, while the Sox were on pace to lose 113 games, after their record-setting 121-loss season of 2024.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
PC Magazine, 30 May 2025
The Nasdaq is poised to open up more than 1%, while the S & P 500 is pacing for a nearly 1% pop.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 29 May 2025
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Noun
This marks its weakest pace of increase since December 2024 after rising 2.1% in April, and lower than the median forecast of 2.1% in a Reuters poll of economists.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 3 June 2025
But a baseball team’s fortunes can change relatively quickly, and heading into the four-game series this week at Rate Field, the Tigers had the best record in baseball at 39-21, while the Sox were on pace to lose 113 games, after their record-setting 121-loss season of 2024.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
Verb
The sensor does a good job of ignoring people outside of its range, so the monitor won't shut on and off if someone else is pacing back and forth behind you.
—PC Magazine, 30 May 2025
The Nasdaq is poised to open up more than 1%, while the S & P 500 is pacing for a nearly 1% pop.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pace
Noun
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But Indiana regained control of the tempo to start Game 6.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
1 June 2025
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The defending champion and Olympic gold medalist was masterful at point guard, dictating tempo and powering a transition attack that rolled up 21 fast-break points.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
28 May 2025
Verb
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Charley Crockett strides into Studio 3 at Sunset Sound on a recent morning like a guy who’s never lived a day without long legs.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2025
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Also, giant monster skeletons stride across the city.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
24 May 2025
Verb
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Whether Arsenal’s interest progresses will be determined by their key decision-makers.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Nvidia stated that the rollout of its new Blackwell GPU is progressing well, with these latest products now making up 70% of data center revenue in the previous quarter, indicating that Blackwell sales have roughly doubled from the previous quarter.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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The annual inflation rate fell from a 2.4% increase in March to 2.3% as consumer prices rose 0.2%, according to Consumer Price Index data.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
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That decision came on the heels of Georgia Power forcing consumers to endure six electricity bill rate increases between 2023-2025 while the utility’s profits soared 10% over the same time.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
Verb
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Holding a large military parade in Washington, DC, featuring tanks, helicopters, and thousands of troops marching arguably lacks a certain level of grace and dignity.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Some graduates marched from the ceremony to the protest at Milford Town Hall, still in their caps and gowns.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
2 June 2025
Verb
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One of his owners, Craig Leipold, did, back in January.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
5 June 2025
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Enter Ketamine To confirm the finding, the team did the experiment again.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
4 June 2025
Noun
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At least that deficiency is mostly due to a shortfall in the least impactful area, grounders, where his 88.5 mph average exit speed allowed is over a full standard deviation worse than league average.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The controller's full-color display keeps you updated on your speed, battery and depth at all times.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2025
Verb
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According to his ex, Diddy proceeded to open up a pornographic video on her phone and then summon a male escort named Anton to come over.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
10 June 2025
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The Pacers wound up winning the series in six games, and the Knicks proceeded to fire Thibodeau a few days later.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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“Pace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pace. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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