- present tense form of accelerate (3rd person singular).
accelerates
Example Sentences
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That may suggest that credit investors are demanding more protection as debt issuance increases and capital spending accelerates, or that they are simply reassessing the credit risk associated with these increasingly capital-intensive business models.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Beyond all of these, is the questions over future European gas demand as the continent accelerates its transition to renewable energy.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
"Post-traumatic osteoarthritis is driven in part by persistent inflammation that limits tissue repair and accelerates joint degeneration," Roy adds.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
As telecommunications giant AT&T accelerates its push to retire landline service to about 184,000 households and 15,000 businesses across the state, hundreds of Californians have voiced alarm in public comments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
“It’s an earlier version of that salve they put on your shoulder--it accelerates the growth of new cells.”
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
