1
as in to accelerate
to cause to move or proceed fast or faster
hasten the activation of yeast with heat
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2
as in to hurry
to proceed or move quickly
the contractors hastened to complete the project before the deadline
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Recent Examples of hasten
Already touting a 1-million-robot arsenal across its fulfillment network, Amazon is leaning into more robotics tech aimed at hastening warehouse tasks and facilitating faster deliveries.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
Whether this backlash will slow the data center boom, blacken the reputation of AI companies and their products with users, or hasten the roll-out of AI regulation globally remains to be seen.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Before storing the bodies in the crawl space, Gacy used lime to hasten the bodies' decomposition.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
But in 2016, a bombshell study in Nature concluded that crumbling ice cliffs could trigger a runaway process of retreat, dramatically hastening the timeline.
—Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
Whether this backlash will slow the data center boom, blacken the reputation of AI companies and their products with users, or hasten the roll-out of AI regulation globally remains to be seen.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Before storing the bodies in the crawl space, Gacy used lime to hasten the bodies' decomposition.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
But in 2016, a bombshell study in Nature concluded that crumbling ice cliffs could trigger a runaway process of retreat, dramatically hastening the timeline.
—Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hasten
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The open-source project has been used by millions of scientists in more than 190 countries, accelerating research into diseases previously considered intractable.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Southern China’s tropical to subtropical climate – with heavy rainfall, heat, and humidity – accelerates chemical weathering, while the region’s long history of tectonic and magmatic activity adds further erosion.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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As rain pattered against windows, and trees lining the streets swayed, flurries of urgent texts began ricocheting from one end of the neighborhood to the other, and panic set in as some residents put on their shoes and hurried out the door.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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In the footage, the children could be seen hurrying off the bus and onto the woman’s porch as the smoke grew.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Willmore has opened up about his status as HIV-positive, and he's documented his experience rushing a fraternity as an openly gay college student.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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However, companies that rush to discipline employees in such cases risk missing the bigger issue.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Well, the speed of disruption is clearly speeding up.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Once Mercury and Mars move into expansive Sagittarius and your curious third house, communication speeds up.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Altria The parent company of tobacco brand Marlboro and one of the country’s largest tobacco firms has pushed for less FDA oversight of e-cigarettes.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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As Lloyd Kelly passes to Andrea Cambiaso, Valverde pushes up from right-back while Jude Bellingham and Tchouameni track Teun Koopmeiners and Khephren Thuram.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Then, Olivia scurried off into an enclave off the side stage as Dylan and Daniella punched up into a high-octane, athletic routine.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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Two small children scurried out behind her.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
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The improvements mark the latest development in unmanned weapons systems that play an increasingly important role in the war with Russia, as both sides race to stay ahead in drone warfare on land, in the air and at sea.—
Anastasiia Malenko,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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Companies in all industries are racing to automate, consolidate, and cut costs before real regulation catches up.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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In an August 2017 interview with the Los Angeles Times, Ellen described her role as a baseball wife as being the family's accountant, traveling secretary and real estate agent.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Apa's character, Archie Andrews, was attacked by a bear after escaping from an underground prison fight club; Reinhart's Betty discovered her father was a serial killer and saved her sister from a cult; and Mendes traveled back in time to invent birth control.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Hasten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hasten. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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