accelerate

Example Sentences

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Rising energy costs threaten to accelerate deindustrialization as energy-intensive industries such as chemical makers close factories and shift production to China or the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

The warm winter has left very little snow in California’s Sierra Nevada, and now an extreme heat wave is accelerating the rapid melt in the mountains.

From Los Angeles Times

Social media has accelerated the process, allowing extremist narratives to spread quickly and widely.

From The Wall Street Journal

But without significant rain in the forecast for the rest of the month, the hot weather is likely to accelerate fuels drying out, Lewis said.

From Los Angeles Times

“The Fed’s job is to minimize the risk of the worst-possible outcome, which would be accelerating prices above target,” Weinberg wrote in a note to clients.

From MarketWatch