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Recent Examples of celerity Royal insiders, celerities, Hollywood stars and several of Diana’s closest friends will appear in interviews. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025 Royal insiders, celerities, Hollywood stars and several of Diana’s closest friends will appear in interviews. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025 Electrons in solids tend to bump into atoms instead of moving uninterrupted, so being able to control them with such celerity was crucial for the team to carry out its Peter-Pan-and-his-shadow manipulation of the electron and the hole. Karmela Padavic-Callaghan, Scientific American, 8 Dec. 2021 The Met gala guest list was star-studded this year, which obviously means there were plenty of celerity couples walking the carpet. Christopher Ros, Glamour, 13 Sep. 2021 The list goes on, but the difference between now and centuries ago is the frequency and celerity with which materials move between continents and the increasing intensity of climate change. Claire Marie Porter, WIRED, 2 Aug. 2019 People solve mysteries and puzzles with shocking celerity. Daniel Payne, National Review, 20 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for celerity
Noun
  • He’s gained some ticks of velocity in his fastball from earlier in his college career and was averaging close to 95 mph with it, while touching 98 routinely and topping out at 102.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
  • Second, redefine success metrics to go beyond feature velocity.
    Sandeep Jha, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Those who master it can gain a significant competitive advantage in both speed and accuracy of their research and analysis. 4.
    Daniel Hu, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • His overall rating of 88 is highlighted by a 91 rating in speed and agility.
    Shaun Goodwin July 14, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2025

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“Celerity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/celerity. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

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