- past tense form of accelerate.
- past participle of accelerate.
accelerated
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Then Vuskovic, who made his Hajduk debut at 16, spent a successful season on loan in Belgium with Westerlo and accelerated through the Croatian youth set-up to under-21 level.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
For example, the latest ISM manufacturing index accelerated to 54, the highest reading since 2022, while Friday’s jobs data showed a rolling three-month average gain of 166,000, the highest since 2023.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
Her progress has accelerated since appointing former Wimbledon champion Conchita Martinez as her coach in 2024.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Investors expect the ECB to raise its key rate by a quarter-point after inflation accelerated above the bank’s 2% target due to the conflict in the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
With multiple crosses in parallel, the production of data accelerated.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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