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as in to accelerate
to cause to move or proceed fast or faster
she eventually quickened her pace so she could keep up with the others
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2
as in to stimulate
to give life, vigor, or spirit to
the news that we'd head to Florida for Christmas quickened the children, who instantly began jumping for joy
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These types of produce release ethylene gas, which can quicken the ripening process.
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Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 15 May 2025
For business development executives, this can automate and quicken the entire sales process, like simplifying business leads or examining research from multiple sources.
—Carina Schuster, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
There are some people for whom something quickens within whenever the opportunity of new knowledge presents itself.
—Sean Illing, Vox, 22 Feb. 2025
Keeping Up With The Pace Of Technological Disruption CEOs are going to be second-guessing their strategies as AI, tech and the dynamics of the Fifth Industrial Revolution quicken their pace.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 15 May 2025
For business development executives, this can automate and quicken the entire sales process, like simplifying business leads or examining research from multiple sources.
—Carina Schuster, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
There are some people for whom something quickens within whenever the opportunity of new knowledge presents itself.
—Sean Illing, Vox, 22 Feb. 2025
Keeping Up With The Pace Of Technological Disruption CEOs are going to be second-guessing their strategies as AI, tech and the dynamics of the Fifth Industrial Revolution quicken their pace.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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The state both increased funding for special education and accelerated by one year the commitment to fully funding the Education Cost Sharing formula, through which most state aid for local education flows.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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Iran’s nuclear program accelerated after the breakdown of the 2015 nuclear agreement which halted international inspections of Iran’s nuclear facilities.—
Natasha Lindstaedt,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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Just like weight-bearing exercises, the vibrations stimulate osteocytes, which send signals to the two other types of bone cells–osteoblasts and osteoclasts–to create new bone matter and recycle the old.—
Jia H. Jung,
Mercury News,
4 June 2025
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The electrode stimulates the nerve, opening the airway by moving the tongue forward.1 Hypoglossal nerve stimulation surgery can effectively resolve snoring for some.—
Sukaina Hasnie,
Verywell Health,
4 June 2025
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Keep in mind, Miami had the sixth-best rushing attack in 2023.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2025
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More Getty Images Fast forward to 2025, and Scheffler is no longer an amateur rushing through rounds to catch a basketball game.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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“Quicken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quicken. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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