quicken
Example Sentences
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Global fertility rates have been in steady decline since the 1960s, and the trend has quickened in recent years.
China executive reiterated on Saturday the German automaker's commitment to quickening the pace of electrification in the world's second largest economy despite issues such as intensified competition and weak demand.
From Reuters
The measure would speed up the environmental review process for energy projects to quicken their approval, among other provisions aimed at boosting fossil fuel production and reducing energy prices.
From Washington Times
On Saturday morning, he said, they could hear the quickening sound of water.
From New York Times
They implemented it to shorten games and create less downtime, to quicken the pace and shorten the time between baseball’s more exciting actions.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
