- past tense form of accelerate.
- past participle of accelerate.
accelerated
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China’s export growth accelerated in May, with outbound shipments rising 19.4% from a year earlier, up from April’s 14.1%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 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
Belgium has spent the past two decades trying to wind down its nuclear industry, but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine accelerated a rethink of that strategy.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
First, I smiled to myself and felt elate; but this fierce pleasure subsided in me as fast as did the accelerated throb of my pulses.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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