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speed
noun as in rate of motion, often a high rate
Strong matches
activity, alacrity, breeze, briskness, celerity, clip, dispatch, eagerness, expedition, fleetness, gait, haste, headway, hurry, hustle, legerity, lick, liveliness, precipitancy, precipitation, promptitude, promptness, rapidity, rapidness, readiness, rush, rustle, snap, steam, swiftness, urgency
Example Sentences
"Cars used to speed past. If you stopped, they would come to you, put a plastic bag on your head and take you away."
"We owe it to victims to find bold, innovative approaches that will speed up justice," she said, adding criminals should know "they will quickly face the consequence of their actions."
The result is an ecosystem that frequently burns at breakneck speed.
By Friday, wind speeds in Malibu had dropped to about 10 mph, while humidity rates had rebounded to 70%, according to the National Weather Service.
She's also focused on speeding up the system that decides what happens to those who make it here and are living in a horrible limbo, and on returning more people back home.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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