1
as in velocity
a high rate of movement or performance
we dashed off the remaining paperwork with as much speed as possible so we could leave for the long weekend
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2
as in favorite
a person or thing that is preferred over others
that kind of old-fashioned horror movie is just my speed
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as in to race
to proceed or move quickly
a bullet train speeding across the lush countryside
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Recent Examples of speed
Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2025
On a trip like this, where the team was riding at highway speeds of over 100 km/h [60 mph] for extended periods, the range naturally decreases.
—New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025
Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Footage from one camera shows a jeep, an ATV and a white pickup speed up to the edge of the village.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The 100 mph shuttle coasters shared the speed record until the 107 mph Do-Dodonpa debuted in 2001 at Japan’s Fuji-Q Highland.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2025
On a trip like this, where the team was riding at highway speeds of over 100 km/h [60 mph] for extended periods, the range naturally decreases.
—New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025
Verb
This speeds up diagnostic processes, ensures timely reporting and facilitates rapid decision-making in emergency cases.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Footage from one camera shows a jeep, an ATV and a white pickup speed up to the edge of the village.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speed
Noun
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Throughout the past decade, pitchers have turned their focus to training techniques that increase their average velocity and the over-all movement of the ball—even at the expense of throwing strikes.—
Lindsey Adler,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2025
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The new one also has more velocity, moving in the high 70s, about 10 mph faster than his old one.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2025
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Peter Arnold, Executive Director of the Fashion Scholarship Fund expressed that the night was one of his favorites of the year.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
8 Apr. 2025
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Ahead, shop our favorites, complete with our editors’ before-and-after pics.—
Michelle Rostamian,
Allure,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Lamar Jackson’s drive to win the battle of the famous No. 8s is racing on.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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The 14-odd members of the McCallister family raced through Terminal 3 before miraculously hopping aboard their American Airlines flight at gate K-12.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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From ‘island of peace’ to a country on edge Ecuador now has the highest homicide rate in Latin America, according to InSight Crime – recording nearly twice as many killings as Mexico.—
Abel Alvarado,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2025
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Nightly rates at Royal Champagne Hotel & Spa start from $907 for a garden junior suite.—
Meredith Lepore,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Mar. 2025
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This preference is more popular amongst Millennials (67%) compared to Boomers (37%).—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes,
10 Feb. 2023
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That preference was on display in August last year, when the KMT’s Hsia visited China amid lingering tensions over Pelosi’s visit.—
Bloomberg.com,
Bloomberg.com,
7 Feb. 2023
Verb
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The replacement crew's brand new SpaceX capsule still wasn't ready to fly, so SpaceX subbed it with a used one, hurrying things along by at least a few weeks.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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But once Friday night surge prices spike to unprecedented highs and he’s tasked between accepting more rides or hurrying over to the club for his duet with Janine, he’s caught between his trademark pragmatism and his newfound romance.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The thing traveled maybe 370-ish feet, just a few feet short of a home run.—
Linda Holmes,
NPR,
5 Apr. 2025
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The incident comes some seven years after an American missionary, John Allen Chau, traveled to the same island with a bible.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2025
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Williams, a three-year veteran who has rushed for more than 1,000 yards in each of the last two seasons, is eligible for an extension.—
Austin Knoblauch,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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Tracking rising cost of cars, trucks, groceries ahead of Trump's tariffs Ahead of Trump's auto tariffs, are U.S. consumers rushing to buy cars?—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Speed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speed. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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