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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While the exact cause of the glacial collapse is unclear, climate change is accelerating glacial melt worldwide, increasing the risk of such disasters.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
China’s semiconductor exports, measured by value, surged 130% from a year earlier in August, accelerating from 117% growth in July.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Despite rising calls for more stimulus, Beijing has held off on additional monetary easing, choosing instead to focus on accelerating the allocation of fiscal funds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
The obvious objection is that cloud revenue is accelerating, rather than shrinking.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
For Lawrence, the stepwise acceleration of particles by multiple small impulses “immediately impressed me as the real answer which I had been looking for to the technical problem of accelerating positive ions.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
