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as in accelerates
to cause to move or proceed fast or faster
she eventually quickened her pace so she could keep up with the others
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as in stimulates
to give life, vigor, or spirit to
the news that we'd head to Florida for Christmas quickened the children, who instantly began jumping for joy
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Recent Examples of quickens
Will having a car potentially aid you in making more money which then quickens your path toward purchasing a home?
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Love is in the air on the Colorado plains — the kind that makes your heart beat a bit faster, quickens your step and makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up.
—Thomas Peipert, The Denver Post, 3 Oct. 2024
Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Love is in the air on the Colorado plains — the kind that makes your heart beat a bit faster, quickens your step and makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up.
—Thomas Peipert, The Denver Post, 3 Oct. 2024
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The Buzz accelerates confidently and has responsive handling.Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 21 Oct. 2024
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Additionally, the plan accelerates state debt payments, freeing up recurring general fund revenue for other uses.Nolan McKendry | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Oct. 2024
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The influx in estrogen from the growth of those extra eggs also stimulates the thickening of your uterine lining, meaning more tissue then has to come out.Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Oct. 2024
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In response, the stomach will release a hormone called gastrin that helps repair tissues but also stimulates the secretion of hydrochloric acid (HCA).Steffini Stalos, Verywell Health, 3 Oct. 2024
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Megalopolis pushes Coppola into unchecked futuristic, pseudo-classical narrative fabrications (evoking the Shakespearean pall cast by the death of Caesar’s wife).Armond White, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
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The settlement pushes the strike and any potential shortages past the November presidential election, eliminating a potential liability for Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Quickens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quickens. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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