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a high rate of movement or performance
the rapidity with which she can do mental math calculations is amazing
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Recent Examples of rapidity
However, the rapidity and scale of the decline suggested a more pervasive threat.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The remarkable thing about this progression is its extreme rapidity.
—James Somers, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
The first picture illustrates the rapidity with which overall spending increases as people age.
—Peter Ubel, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
The rapidity with which her end nears is approached with big feelings, but also lots of belly laughs through a score packed with wit and wisdom.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The remarkable thing about this progression is its extreme rapidity.
—James Somers, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
The first picture illustrates the rapidity with which overall spending increases as people age.
—Peter Ubel, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
The rapidity with which her end nears is approached with big feelings, but also lots of belly laughs through a score packed with wit and wisdom.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for rapidity
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“Rapidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapidity. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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