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celerity

[suh-ler-i-tee] / səˈlɛr ɪ ti /


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Wodele added: “I think coming out of the wrestling environment and celerity, a lot of people misjudged him in terms of his intellect. He was underestimated in terms of his ability to understand and reason.”

From Seattle Times • May 2, 2021

“A revision made in response to an entry’s increased attention differs only in celerity — as always, all revisions reflect evidence of use.”

From Washington Times • Oct. 15, 2020

The desert reduces its victims with barbarous celerity, and few of them are identifiable by outward appearance.

From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2020

The officer reacted with celerity, producing, seemingly out of nowhere, a tube that he deposited in his master’s hand.

From The Guardian • Dec. 2, 2018

At the Rink Rapids two native huskies, Teek and Koona, were added; and the celerity with which Buck broke them in took away François’s breath.

From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London




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