accelerated
adjective
ac·cel·er·at·ed
ik-ˈse-lə-ˌrā-təd 
ak-
1
: occurring or developing at a faster rate than usual
an industry that is growing at an accelerated pace
2
: designed to be completed in a shorter length of time than usual
taking an accelerated course in English
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Huang finished by pushing for CIOs to build accelerated data centers.
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Michael J. Miller, PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
Seven & i Holdings disclosed earlier this month plans to close 444 U.S. locations amid slowing sales, inflationary pressures and an accelerated decline in cigarette purchases.
—Anne D'innocenzio, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
Its accelerated path toward Europe has been spurred by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which shattered many Moldovans’ image of Russia as a benign big brother and created a determination in Brussels to prevent Moscow making further political inroads into formerly Communist states.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
First, there’s speed, where Rus talks about accelerated production processes, citing examples like research on protein folding, or the writing of a novel.
—John Werner, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Michael J. Miller, PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
Seven & i Holdings disclosed earlier this month plans to close 444 U.S. locations amid slowing sales, inflationary pressures and an accelerated decline in cigarette purchases.
—Anne D'innocenzio, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
Its accelerated path toward Europe has been spurred by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which shattered many Moldovans’ image of Russia as a benign big brother and created a determination in Brussels to prevent Moscow making further political inroads into formerly Communist states.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
First, there’s speed, where Rus talks about accelerated production processes, citing examples like research on protein folding, or the writing of a novel.
—John Werner, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Accelerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accelerated. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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