accelerate
verb (used with object)
to cause faster or greater activity, development, progress, advancement, etc., in.
has accelerated
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present perfectof accelerate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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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
Inflation in the Southeast Asian economy has accelerated, with September’s at 2.8% compared with the same period a year earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Yet the race has accelerated so quickly that it has become challenging to distinguish projects that are ready to build from those that might never materialize.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
But the retro-nostalgia trend has accelerated recently, as carmakers have looked for ways to sell electric cars to sceptical consumers.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
He is aware, without having to be told, that his father’s death has accelerated certain expectations, that by now his mother wants him settled.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
