- present tense form of accelerate (3rd person singular).
accelerates
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As this technology accelerates its own evolution, the risk is that we struggle to keep pace and keep it under control.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
"Illness acts as a crossroads in a pontificate -- it either accelerates its momentum or diminishes its power," Vatican watcher Giacomo Galeazzi wrote in La Stampa daily on Thursday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Meanwhile, as AI use accelerates, the world's most populous nation has rolled out incentives to attract big tech companies, including tax cuts.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
“Slowing wage growth even as inflation accelerates is a sign that workers are having a hard time moving up to better-paying jobs, even if outright unemployment is low,” Adams of Fifth Third said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
At one and a half miles above sea level, the train accelerates to 35 miles per hour.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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