accelerate
verb (used with object)
to cause faster or greater activity, development, progress, advancement, etc., in.
accelerating
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present participleof accelerate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Treasury yields fell after a batch of U.S. indicators pointed to robust growth and accelerating inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
If the universe naturally evolves away from the behavior predicted by these conventional models, its accelerating expansion might not require a separate form of energy to explain it.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
Chief financial officer Park Soon-cheol told an earnings call the company expects "unprecedented growth in memory demand in 2027, driven by accelerating competition to build AI infrastructure and the expansion of personal AI agents".
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
In his view, ”Wall Street keeps asking whether AI spending will ever pay off, and Microsoft just answered: Demand is real, monetization is accelerating and management is being disciplined about the bill.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
“Hmm. When does it happen? When accelerating? Braking?”
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
