- past tense form of accelerate.
- past participle of accelerate.
accelerated
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Underlying price growth has accelerated to 5%-6% in annualized terms, it said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The selloff in global government bonds accelerated in European midday trade, pushing yields on 10-year German Bunds and U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The North's nuclear programme has accelerated under Kim, who has overseen a record number of missile tests.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Warming has accelerated glacier retreat across the Himalayas, exposing previously ice-covered rock to changing temperatures and water conditions.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
I had regained the gallery, and was just shutting the back-door behind me, when an accelerated hum warned me that the ladies were about to issue from their chambers.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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