as in velocity
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
Photos, news, tips on where to evacuate, hotel discount codes and pet policies were being posted with increasing rapidity as the fires spread.
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Finn-Olaf Jones, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Whereafter, with jaw-dropping rapidity, Predonzani and his work sank into oblivion.
—Dino Buzzati, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
However, the rapidity and scale of the decline suggested a more pervasive threat.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The remarkable thing about this progression is its extreme rapidity.
—James Somers, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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Finn-Olaf Jones, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Whereafter, with jaw-dropping rapidity, Predonzani and his work sank into oblivion.
—Dino Buzzati, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
However, the rapidity and scale of the decline suggested a more pervasive threat.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The remarkable thing about this progression is its extreme rapidity.
—James Somers, The New Yorker, 25 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 31 Mar. 2025.
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