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
Another captures the rapid-fire trill of an automatic weapon.
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
Rob recited a list of past guests (John Lennon, Bob Marley, and Debbie Harry, to name a few) before launching into a series of rapid-fire anecdotes.
—Edmund Vallance, AFAR Media, 18 Mar. 2025
To be sure, the CFRA strategist also noted potential differences this time, saying that uncertainty over trade and tariff policy — currently the biggest market overhang — could remain an issue for some time, as the rapid-fire policy changes from the Trump administration show no sign of abating.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2025
Assisted by cartoonishly indie flourishes, like words and other onomatopoeia scribed across the frame, the film’s slight, low-budget stylings allow for a greater concentration on character moments, usually by way of rapid-fire punchlines.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 16 Mar. 2025
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
Rob recited a list of past guests (John Lennon, Bob Marley, and Debbie Harry, to name a few) before launching into a series of rapid-fire anecdotes.
—Edmund Vallance, AFAR Media, 18 Mar. 2025
To be sure, the CFRA strategist also noted potential differences this time, saying that uncertainty over trade and tariff policy — currently the biggest market overhang — could remain an issue for some time, as the rapid-fire policy changes from the Trump administration show no sign of abating.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2025
Assisted by cartoonishly indie flourishes, like words and other onomatopoeia scribed across the frame, the film’s slight, low-budget stylings allow for a greater concentration on character moments, usually by way of rapid-fire punchlines.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapid-fire
Adjective
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These abundant growing vegetables (or fruit?) produce at such rapid speeds that planting them too close together is asking for problems, like stunted growth, plant disease, and a smaller harvest.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
30 Mar. 2025
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According to a 2024 study published by Realtor.com, Texas accounted for 15 percent of new housing permits issued across the U.S., despite only making up 9 percent of its population, helping to keep prices and rents relatively cheap despite the rapid inflow of people.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Warhol is a brisk dip in self-deprecating self-examination.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2025
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Monday’s weather for the A’s first home game was unseasonably cool with rain earlier in the day and game-time temperature a brisk 52 degrees with some light wind.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In warmer climates, for example, the liquid expands and contracts more rapidly, which can lead to a quicker extraction of flavors from the barrel.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The director is also quick to point out how this mindset is not exclusive to the U.S. but is also widely spreading in Europe and across the world.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But the plan can allow for faster loan forgiveness for certain borrowers who initially took out relatively small student loan amounts.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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However, Fisher feels confident that Grand Slam Track will allow the fastest runners to race against each other more regularly, as well as being a way to crown the world’s best athletes in a season-long competition outside of the Olympics and World Athletics Championships.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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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