1
as in to accelerate
to cause to move or proceed fast or faster
hasten the activation of yeast with heat
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as in to hurry
to proceed or move quickly
the contractors hastened to complete the project before the deadline
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Recent Examples of hasten
While the massive steel transmission towers likely wouldn’t be placed directly on the creek, the loss of trees will remove shade and hasten erosion.
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Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 21 Nov. 2024
Chief among those themes is that of mortality – with much of the film playing in a slow and quiet register as the subjects consider, wait for, and sometimes even hasten their own ends.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
This will hasten its adoption into the global financial system, further driving up its value and leading to more innovation and disruption.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
But bigger forces could be hastening some pharmacies' decline.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
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Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 21 Nov. 2024
Chief among those themes is that of mortality – with much of the film playing in a slow and quiet register as the subjects consider, wait for, and sometimes even hasten their own ends.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
This will hasten its adoption into the global financial system, further driving up its value and leading to more innovation and disruption.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
But bigger forces could be hastening some pharmacies' decline.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
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While poverty is still very visible in rural areas, Morocco accelerates with its building plans, most notably the Grand Stade Hassan II.Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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The Butler comeback was accelerated by 7-footer Andre Screen, who tied his career-high with four blocks in the game’s first 18 minutes.Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 21 Dec. 2024
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This past weekend, families, dragging wheelie bags and carrying blankets, were hurrying in both directions.Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2024
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Kraven the Hunter couldn’t be hurried along in reshoots and rewrites.Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
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Peterson rushed for 14,918 yards in his career, leading the league in rushing three times.Ryan Morik, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024
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Edwards rushed for only 18 yards in the first half, but the Chargers didn’t abandon the run.Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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The town, which only has one stoplight, opted to not put a speeding camera in that area.Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
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Currently, physicians can spend hours getting up to speed on a patient's history and care status, especially for new patients.Bernard Marr, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Opposition lawmakers had pushed an initial impeachment vote on Dec. 7, but that failed to clear the 200-votes needed to impeach Yoon after lawmakers from his ruling People’s Power Party walked out of the chamber.Lim Hui Jie,Dylan Butts, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
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Politics Democrat Derek Tran ousts Republican Michelle Steel in competitive Orange County House race Nov. 27, 2024 The Orange County GOP pushed back on the voter fraud claims in a detailed email that went out last week to a mailing list of about 60,000 people, Avila said.Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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But scurrying across this land of extreme whiteness is, paradoxically, one of the darkest animals on Earth: a species of velvet ant known as Traumatomutilla bifurca.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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Florida mice, an imperiled species with distinctive big ears and hind feet, scurried through the sand, captured on a night camera.Emily L. Mahoney, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
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The car raced through residential streets at speeds exceeding 100 mph, according to police.Daniel McFadin, arkansasonline.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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With that, militaries have raced to find new ways to jam, intercept, and even spoof those signals.Justin Ling, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
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And favorable winds blew west across the Atlantic Ocean when the insects likely traveled.Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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The 17-year-old senior already has his passport though he's only traveled domestically.La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Hasten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hasten. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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