- present participle of accelerate.
accelerating
Example Sentences
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If no other MP throws their hat in the ring, Burnham would become leader without the need for a vote, rapidly accelerating his entry into No 10.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
On top of that, lending growth is accelerating.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026
As the sun began to lower, the men gathered in a circle, the tempo of their chest-thumping accelerating with the intensity of their chants.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026
Rather than disappearing from the story, the cosmological constant suddenly became essential again because it could account for this accelerating expansion.
From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2026
He was twenty-four years old now and despite his accelerating mental decline was still employed by the Inter Ocean as a delivery contractor.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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