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accelerated

ADJECTIVE
sped up
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK


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Personal-spending growth accelerated in March, and sales at retailers have mostly held up well too.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

In recent years, the decline of the business model has accelerated as artificial intelligence has limited the amount of traffic being sent through channels like Google search.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

One silver linings of the 2014 Ebola epidemic was that it accelerated vaccine development, resulting in the Ervebo vaccine, which is 97.5% effective at preventing infection and has been used to contain subsequent outbreaks.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

The Hangzhou-based tech giant, which runs some of the country's biggest ecommerce platforms, has accelerated its pivot to AI in recent years.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

With nothing but open road ahead, the truck accelerated to its top speed.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown




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