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as in rushed
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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as in stimulated
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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Recent Examples of quickened
Lia Picard,
AJC.com,
2 Mar. 2026
Drinking decaf coffee helps avoid caffeine side effects, such as anxiety and a quickened heart rate.
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Emily Santora,
Health,
30 Jan. 2026
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
29 June 2026
Adobe has sought to serve creative professionals for decades — its annual Max conference draws photographers, artists, designers, video editors and more to learn about how their workflows can be quickened.
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David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Everyone’s eyes widened, their breath quickened.
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Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
After Aurangzeb’s death in 1707, succession struggles and a string of weak rulers—some reigning for as little as a few months and often acting as mere puppets for others—quickened the empire’s fragmentation.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 Apr. 2026
Asian stocks slumped more than 3%, as selling in Korean and Taiwanese shares quickened.
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Alex Gabriel Simon,
Bloomberg,
4 Mar. 2026
Prices have been steadily creeping higher since the start of the year, as Brent’s surge quickened.
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Dallas Morning News,
2 Mar. 2026
Even after three decades of making such discoveries, Del Río said his pulse quickened.
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Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
Paces quickened, and the chefs’ concentration intensified.
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Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
The shuffling sound quickened and the puzzlers’ hands sped up.
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Lia Picard,
AJC.com,
2 Mar. 2026
Drinking decaf coffee helps avoid caffeine side effects, such as anxiety and a quickened heart rate.
—
Emily Santora,
Health,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
Even worse, the pace of tech industry job cuts has quickened in the Bay Area in recent months, this news organization’s review of more than 100 posts at the state EDD website shows.
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George Avalos,
Mercury News,
29 June 2026
Adobe has sought to serve creative professionals for decades — its annual Max conference draws photographers, artists, designers, video editors and more to learn about how their workflows can be quickened.
—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Everyone’s eyes widened, their breath quickened.
—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
After Aurangzeb’s death in 1707, succession struggles and a string of weak rulers—some reigning for as little as a few months and often acting as mere puppets for others—quickened the empire’s fragmentation.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 Apr. 2026
Asian stocks slumped more than 3%, as selling in Korean and Taiwanese shares quickened.
—
Alex Gabriel Simon,
Bloomberg,
4 Mar. 2026
Prices have been steadily creeping higher since the start of the year, as Brent’s surge quickened.
—
Dallas Morning News,
2 Mar. 2026
Even after three decades of making such discoveries, Del Río said his pulse quickened.
—
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
Paces quickened, and the chefs’ concentration intensified.
—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quickened
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The stock, which is down nearly 33% year-to-date, has notched a fresh 52-week low since news of the accelerated restructuring first came to light last week.
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Superintendents from both districts held news conferences to mark the achievement, which is based on several metrics, including student performance, graduation rates, and success in accelerated coursework.
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She was rushed from her Nashville apartment to Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
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Multiple explosions shook central Kyiv and reverberated across the capital throughout the night as thousands of residents rushed to bomb shelters and underground metro stations.
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But women retain responsive desire—which comes from being stimulated, or from stimulating themselves.
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Long-term state investment in infrastructure has stimulated enterprise.
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But for some reason the powers that be have decreed artificial intelligence a civilizational imperative, requiring the hurried construction of swarms of data centers, on Earth and in space.
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Right now, decisions are being made in a hurried, contradictory fashion.
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Earlier this week Iran also pushed back against a statement from France’s President Emmanuel Macron that said France, Oman and others would collaborate on removing mines from the strait.
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Falling oil prices and the easing of a commodities crunch have pushed countries — wary of being left exposed by another global crisis akin to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz — to shore up their stockpiles.
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Sometimes the antibodies can be stirred to action by exercise, alcohol, or a combination of the two.
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Crafted with Grey Goose vodka and Carpano Dry Vermouth, the cocktail is prepared to each guest’s preference—whether dry, dirty, extra dirty, shaken or stirred—from the restaurant’s signature martini cart.
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During a hurricane, leaf litter blown or washed out of the canopy ended up in the complex network of roots below, providing a pulse of nutrients that enhanced the production of new roots and hastened mangrove recovery.
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As virality goes, this is not a big number, but the passion that the account has aroused dwarfs its reach.
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Overview The emergence of teleSUR has aroused significant interest due to its uniqueness of being the first regional television channel purely financed by more than three Latin American states.
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