as in quickly
with great speed
summer vacation has gone by way too rapidly
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Adverb
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That says something, both on their thoughts and the scale of this issue, when considering how swiftly players have spoken out on so many other controversies.—
Katie Whyatt,
New York Times,
2 May 2025 -
In the decades since, the Communist Party has swiftly cracked down on any unrest and enforced policies that critics say are intended to weaken the Tibetan identity.—
Steven Jiang,
CNN Money,
1 May 2025
Adverb
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The House caps growth in the Medicaid budget at the CPI for medical care, which grows much faster.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Khosrowshahi said the changes will help Uber move faster.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
29 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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China’s leaders seem to expect America’s political feedback loop will kick in quicker and sharper for Trump than for Xi Jinping.—
Ryan Hass,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
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The company, which was founded nearly a decade ago, has hit $1 billion in revenue quicker than any other precision oncology lab company, per the analyst.—
Hakyung Kim,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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PepsiCo lowered its full-year profit outlook, while Procter & Gamble cut its earnings forecast and warned that consumers should expect higher prices soon.—
Bernhard Warner,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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The Face on the News The first the world at large saw of Leake came soon after his arrest in June 2023, when Russian media released a video filmed at a detention center in Moscow.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Rapidly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapidly. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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