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faster

  • comparative
    of fast.
    fast
    adjective
    moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast pain reliever;
  • a word derived from fast.
    fast
    adjective
    moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast pain reliever;
  • a word form of fast.
    fast
    adjective
    moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast pain reliever;

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The UN warns that the current outbreak is "taking lives at a much faster rate".

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Global warming has accelerated sharply over the past decade, with Earth heating up faster than at any point since modern temperature records began in 1880.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

Backers say it would make the process faster and easier.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

The new startup wants to genetically modify man’s best friend to make them run faster, have a keener sense of smell and avoid common genetic conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

I listen to an audiobook, which makes the time go faster, and I finish three miles in twenty-six minutes.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison