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accelerates

VERB

increase speed, timing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance expedite further hasten open up quicken spur step up stimulate

STRONG

drive dust forward gun hurry impel precipitate railroad rev roll tool

WEAK

fire up hammer on lay a patch lay rubber make tracks nail it peel rubber put on afterburners put pedal to metal rev up speed up step on gas

Antonyms

STRONGEST

block cease check delay discourage halt hinder slow stop

STRONG

dissuade repress wait

WEAK

decelerate defer impede postpone retard slow down

Example Sentences

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Core CPI accelerates to 2.8% from 2.6%, beating consensus of 2.7%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Tech companies are already under pressure to show their AI investments are paying off as depreciation accelerates and eats into reported profit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Prices would however continue to rise in coming months as the energy shock accelerates, he said, while predicting that "the inflation rate will remain well below the peaks seen in 2022".

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Global oil demand could plateau as this trend accelerates around the world.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

For Saturn as for Jupiter, the magnetic field captures and accelerates the charged particles of the solar wind.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan