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speed
noun as in rate of motion, often a high rate
Strong matches
activity, alacrity, breeze, briskness, celerity, clip, dispatch, eagerness, expedition, fleetness, gait, haste, headway, hurry, hustle, legerity, lick, liveliness, precipitancy, precipitation, promptitude, promptness, rapidity, rapidness, readiness, rush, rustle, snap, steam, swiftness, urgency
Example Sentences
In the working-class city of Commerce, where cars speed past on highways and the Citadel Outlets tower over neighborhoods, there is a steakhouse named Stevens.
Drive-through lines sometimes snake around parking lots, testing its balance between service and speed.
In the short term, it could look to areas outside agriculture and land use to speed up emissions cuts.
This speed is essential, as many marine species face extinction due to human-driven biodiversity loss before scientists even learn they exist.
Their vast arsenal, much of which is supplied by Iran, includes drones, cruise missiles, sea mines and speed boats.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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