as in rate
an increasing in speed or rate of occurrence
Experts predict a steady acceleration in economic growth over the next two years.
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Recent Examples of acceleration
Six hundred aid trucks will enter Gaza daily—a drastic acceleration.
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Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2025
Despite the December acceleration in prices, some voices within the Fed have been expressing confidence about easing prices this year.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
Drivers should also avoid sudden braking or acceleration, and exercise particular care on hills and during turns.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
If not, should the seller negotiate for acceleration?
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for acceleration 
Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2025
Despite the December acceleration in prices, some voices within the Fed have been expressing confidence about easing prices this year.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
Drivers should also avoid sudden braking or acceleration, and exercise particular care on hills and during turns.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
If not, should the seller negotiate for acceleration?
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for acceleration
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acceleration
Noun
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But were immunization rates to fall too far, his children’s children very well could.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2025
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Florida, in particular, has some of the highest rates of foreclosure starts and fillings.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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That database could help provide clean data on fibers to companies working to train models to identify mixed fibers, speeding up the pace of the entire recycling process.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Jan. 2025
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Rene Haas, the CEO of the semiconductor company Arm Holdings, said that even this pace of expansion across the industry would put global computing on track to consume more energy than India by 2030.—
Karen Hao,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2025
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Damien Martinez hit the third-fastest speed for running backs Tuesday at roughly 19.8 mph, per the Zebra MotionWorks Tracker.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2025
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The speed and mass of YR4 are subject to change as the asteroid travels through space.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Defensive backs struggled to judge his easy velocity.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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The lanky righty has steadily gained fastball velocity since the Red Sox drafted him at age 17 in 2021.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Acceleration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acceleration. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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