as in rapidly
with great speed
the end of another year is hastening apace
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Recent Examples of apace
In Shasta, the anger-politics has continued apace, with dismal implications for the quality of local governance and for the ability of neighbors to disagree civilly without resorting to intimidation.
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Sasha Abramsky, TIME, 26 Sep. 2024
Medical innovation continues apace, and new expensive drugs and treatments will continue to come on the market.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 16 Aug. 2024
The outsourcing of work and/or production to companies in foreign countries, long the bane of the union, has continued apace, per the guild.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Aug. 2024
The amount those homeowners owe has risen apace, from a median $14,000 in 1995 to $102,000 in 2022.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 24 July 2024
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Sasha Abramsky, TIME, 26 Sep. 2024
Medical innovation continues apace, and new expensive drugs and treatments will continue to come on the market.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 16 Aug. 2024
The outsourcing of work and/or production to companies in foreign countries, long the bane of the union, has continued apace, per the guild.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Aug. 2024
The amount those homeowners owe has risen apace, from a median $14,000 in 1995 to $102,000 in 2022.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 24 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for apace
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apace
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Yet Sonos failed to act swiftly and offered inadequate fixes, according to Jefferies’ Thill.—
John Towfighi,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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Teodor swiftly steps into the breach; Rakel, thrust into a supportive preacher’s-wife role that is increasingly at odds with her job as a local educator, grows skeptical that he’s really motivated by spiritual devotion.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, two council members — Rodriguez and Traci Park — say the council is not moving fast enough in preparing another 2026 bond measure to build or repair fire stations.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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Read on to check out the best Presidents Day sales for Amazon Prime members, but act fast to snag them before the deals are up.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
15 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Book soon, past events have filled up with thousands of visitors.—
Anna Spiegel,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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They could soon be joined by tens of thousands of Syrians forcibly deported by neighboring countries that may use Assad’s departure as a pretext to expel them.—
Jesse Marks,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Feb. 2025
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But Moreau’s world was turned upside down quicker than a double-leg takedown.—
Brian Fabry,
Boston Herald,
15 Feb. 2025
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Trump Media became publicly traded last March after merging with a shell company called Digital World Acquisition Corp., an example of what’s called a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, which can give young companies quicker and easier routes to getting their shares trading publicly.—
ASSOCIATED PRESS,
TIME,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Apace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apace. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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