as in rapid
moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed
the witness stayed unruffled all through the prosecutor's rapid-fire questioning
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Recent Examples of rapid-fire
The measure would also ban rapid-fire trigger activators and bump stocks, which are components that increase the fire rate of semiautomatic rifles and were infamously used in America’s deadliest mass shooting, in Las Vegas in 2017.
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Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 3 Jan. 2025
Chan’s incredible action skills are balanced perfectly by Tucker’s rapid-fire comedy delivery.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
Zack recalls as a young boy watching his father instinctively draw in a rapid-fire process.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
When Isaacman takes up his post as NASA Administrator, nominated to that position by President-elect Donald Trump, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is likely to undergo a rapid-fire transformation on sending astronauts to Mars.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 3 Jan. 2025
Chan’s incredible action skills are balanced perfectly by Tucker’s rapid-fire comedy delivery.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
Zack recalls as a young boy watching his father instinctively draw in a rapid-fire process.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
When Isaacman takes up his post as NASA Administrator, nominated to that position by President-elect Donald Trump, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is likely to undergo a rapid-fire transformation on sending astronauts to Mars.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Property taxes have skyrocketed with the rapid uptick in home values and home insurance has significantly outpaced inflation as severe weather becomes more common and destructive, increasing rates across the board as insurers spread the risk throughout their pool of clients.Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025
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Nearly 100,000 people were forced to flee in what remains the largest, most rapid single-day evacuation in the history of modern fire.CBS News, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Their brisk, lively, and skeptical history of subversion starts with ancient times, stops off in early modern Europe before moving on to recent centuries, and ends with a look forward.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
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Muscle strengthening is still an important way to reach your physical activity requirements for optimal bone and muscle health, and walking (especially a brisk walk) is a great supplemental activity. — AVIV JOSHUA, MS, MEDICAL EXPERT BOARD 2.Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 10 Jan. 2025
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Angelenos are resilient, resourceful and quick to unify in times of disaster.Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Sign up for Dinner Tonight One quick and easy recipe in your inbox each night to answer that eternal question: What’s for dinner?Sam Sifton, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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The human brain processes thoughts four times faster than the average person speaks, meaning our minds naturally wander during conversations.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
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The field will likely be marked by high-growth companies revolutionizing workflow and industry development through exponentially faster computational power.GuruFocus, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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As his health faded in the last year of his life, Neruda rushed to finish his story, which gives the last chapters of his book a galloping, fragmented quality.Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 25 June 2021
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The artist was in Times Square last week to offer his latest corrective, unveiling a massive bronze statue of a young African American man in urban streetwear sitting astride a galloping horse.NBC News, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2019
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“Rapid-fire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapid-fire. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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