quickened 1 of 2

adjective

as in accelerated

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verb

past tense of quicken
1
as in rushed
to cause to move or proceed fast or faster she eventually quickened her pace so she could keep up with the others

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2
as in stimulated
to give life, vigor, or spirit to the news that we'd head to Florida for Christmas quickened the children, who instantly began jumping for joy

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Recent Examples of quickened
Adjective
Green credits Benge’s growth in the outfield to his quickened release on throws. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026 The shuffling sound quickened and the puzzlers’ hands sped up. — Lia Picard, AJC.com, 2 Mar. 2026 Drinking decaf coffee helps avoid caffeine side effects, such as anxiety and a quickened heart rate. — Emily Santora, Health, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
Dissent before the deal The pace of the negotiations, which had been on-again, off-again for weeks, quickened last week, and Bonta’s office had reached a deal with Paramount by Friday, sources said. — Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 The pace of information has quickened, competition is fiercer, expectations are sky-high, and margins matter more than ever. — Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Every detail is quickened by a momentary fizz, perfectly articulated by two pigeons about to pierce the picture plane at center. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 Even worse, the pace of tech industry job cuts has quickened in the Bay Area in recent months, this news organization’s review of more than 100 posts at the state EDD website shows. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 29 June 2026 Everyone’s eyes widened, their breath quickened. — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 31 May 2026 After Aurangzeb’s death in 1707, succession struggles and a string of weak rulers—some reigning for as little as a few months and often acting as mere puppets for others—quickened the empire’s fragmentation. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026 Asian stocks slumped more than 3%, as selling in Korean and Taiwanese shares quickened. — Alex Gabriel Simon, Bloomberg, 4 Mar. 2026 Prices have been steadily creeping higher since the start of the year, as Brent’s surge quickened. — Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quickened
  1. accelerated
  2. rushed
  3. stimulated
  4. hurried
  5. pushed
  6. stirred
  7. hastened
  8. aroused
Adjective
  • The accelerated schedule now targets criticality as early as 2027.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • What’s Happening A study published in Science has identified self-replicating stretches of DNA called LINE1 as a driver of accelerated aging in dogs.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of accelerated
Verb
  • According to People, the New York Port Authority said one flight attendant was rushed to the hospital for her injuries.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Nick Archer rushed for 325 yards and four touchdowns on 31 carries.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of rushed
Verb
  • The treatments also lowered the production of inflammatory signals that cause long-term swelling, and stimulated new blood vessel formation to nourish healing skin.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Serra then analogizes the spatial mediation stimulated by Shift to a verbal operation.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of stimulated
Adjective
  • Homemade enchiladas might sound like a laborious weekend project, but with a few clever tricks, this version made with black beans and pumpkin can be whipped up on even the most hurried of work nights.
    — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Dooley emphasized the preliminary nature of the ruling and the hurried nature of the litigation preceding it in a short, 12-page decision.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of hurried
Verb
  • Already, two bipartisan groups of senators have pushed back on the decision, including seven Republicans.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Lebanese officials have pushed for a last-minute extension of UNIFIL's mandate, so far without success.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of pushed
Verb
  • The DeepSeek shock in early 2025 triggered another freakout as the Chinese AI model stirred doubts about the necessity of all that capex.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Earlier this year, Yu Hao, the founder and CEO of leading robot-vacuum-maker Dreame, made headlines and stirred controversy with his goal of building it into the world’s first $100 trillion company.
    — Derek Rose, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of stirred
Adjective
  • During a hurricane, leaf litter blown or washed out of the canopy ended up in the complex network of roots below, providing a pulse of nutrients that enhanced the production of new roots and hastened mangrove recovery.
    — John Kominoski, The Conversation, 10 June 2026
Definition of hastened
Verb
  • In the doorframe was the manager, sniffing around, suspicions aroused.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
  • His efforts, however, encountered their greatest obstacle after World War II due to the suspicions aroused by Philip’s family’s uncomfortable ties to the Nazis.
    — Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of aroused

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“Quickened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quickened. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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