How to Use accelerated in a Sentence

accelerated

adjective
  • An accelerated drop in the labor force could make that tough.
    — Laura He, CNN, 12 May 2021
  • His pace is quick and his gait is straight and true, but the world around him is changing at an accelerated pace.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Is the goal to get this movie out before the end of the year now, and is that an accelerated schedule?
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2024
  • The accelerated timetable puts the Fed on a path to start raising rates in the first half of next year.
    — Christopher Rugaber, chicagotribune.com, 15 Dec. 2021
  • The story is an accelerated clash that rushes through three or four seasons of plot in these eight episodes.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The accelerated rollout aims to close that gap.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Of course, one of the most obvious is the accelerated rate of climate change.
    — Nell Lewis, CNN, 1 Nov. 2021
  • The accelerated timetable puts the Fed on a path to start raising rates as early as the first half of next year.
    — Christopher Rugaber, ajc, 15 Dec. 2021
  • The accelerated shift to more frequent online shopping is more than a trend.
    — Alistair Goodman, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2021
  • The process is the same as that which occurs naturally when a body is buried, though at an accelerated rate.
    — Katie Campione, PEOPLE.com, 4 Jan. 2022
  • Students took a pre-test and a post-test to measure their progress in the accelerated curriculum.
    — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Nov. 2024
  • It’s been quite the accelerated timeline for Smith.
    — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
  • MacKinnon’s swiftness on the ice has led to an accelerated pace through the record books.
    — Pat Graham, Twin Cities, 10 Mar. 2025
  • At the same time, the pandemic pushed up expenses at an accelerated pace.
    — Gordon Cox, Variety, 13 Apr. 2023
  • If the treatment proves to be safe, and shows some signs of working, it can be approved for sale under the accelerated system.
    — David Cyranoski, Scientific American, 30 May 2018
  • The company expects to file for accelerated approval in the third quarter of this year.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 June 2026
  • Elon’s full-time law school model is an accelerated one, aiming for students to complete the course of study in two and a half years instead of three.
    — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The school will operate like a college, with eight-week terms and an accelerated curriculum.
    — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The forecast is part of a wider trend of new and troubling climate records being set in recent years as the planet warms at an accelerated pace.
    — NBC News, 23 Apr. 2020
  • Some people wait years to avenge a loss, but the Cardinals are hoping to do so on an accelerated timeline.
    — Katherine Fitzgerald, azcentral, 14 Nov. 2019
  • The charter provider touts its ability to bring students up to grade level on an accelerated timeline.
    — Noah Alcala Bach, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • If a resident chooses one of those plans and the lot qualifies, the project should move through an accelerated approval path.
    — Jacob Mitchell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • These bonds are structured to pay down obligations on an accelerated timeline, not push them into the future.
    — Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The high court isn’t placing the case on an accelerated schedule, meaning the justices won’t get to it before their summer break.
    — WSJ, 2 Mar. 2020
  • The school operates like a college, with eight-week terms and an accelerated curriculum.
    — Kamal Morgan may 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2026
  • The school operates like a college, with eight-week terms and an accelerated curriculum.
    — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Germany now expects a more accelerated phase-out of coal production.
    — ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
  • That helped the 30-year-old chase down 1,000 career points at an accelerated rate.
    — Chris Johnston, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
  • Things start to heat up at an accelerated clip for our ragtag group of Brooklyn movers and shakers, and the stage is set for a harsh and swift karmic justice.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Last month, the agency voted 7-2 last month to keep the drug on an accelerated path for certain patients with breast cancer.
    — Leah Rosenbaum, Forbes, 26 May 2021

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