as in rapid
moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed
the witness stayed unruffled all through the prosecutor's rapid-fire questioning
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Recent Examples of rapid-fire
The company has received court approval to pursue a rapid-fire sale of its pharmacy business.
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Sabrina Valle, USA Today, 17 May 2025
The razor-sharp dialogue is rapid-fire, and proper delivery requires a keen understanding of the nature and nuance of language.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Don’t Mistake Speed for Savvy Too many presenters think rapid-fire delivery shows mastery.
—Jane Hanson, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
But Latrice is amazing in her rapid-fire verse, and Valentina looks astonishingly beautiful and delivers a show-stopper.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 12 May 2025
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Sabrina Valle, USA Today, 17 May 2025
The razor-sharp dialogue is rapid-fire, and proper delivery requires a keen understanding of the nature and nuance of language.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Don’t Mistake Speed for Savvy Too many presenters think rapid-fire delivery shows mastery.
—Jane Hanson, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
But Latrice is amazing in her rapid-fire verse, and Valentina looks astonishingly beautiful and delivers a show-stopper.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 12 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for rapid-fire
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapid-fire
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The consequences of warming will probably vary widely across the world, the report found: rapid thawing of Arctic sea ice, drier seasons in the Amazon, excess rain in places such as Alaska, northern Europe and the Sahel in north-central Africa.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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Stocks covered in Thursday’s rapid fire at the end of the video were: e.l.f.—
Matthew J. Belvedere,
CNBC,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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The barn jacket makes for a stylish layering piece, which is perfect to bring along for cool nights around the bonfire or brisk boat rides.—
Izzy Baskette,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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Mike Dunleavy Reveals Big Offseason Roster Goal Now, after a brisk five-game defeat to the Minnesota Timberwolves (mostly without their best player, Stephen Curry, who went down in Game 1 with a hamstring strain), the Warriors face an uncertain offseason.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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Shooting victim Sarah Milgrim remembered as 'a light' who fought antisemitism Israeli Embassy shooting: See the scene Real quick All American Rejects singer explains what's up with viral pop-up shows.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Eventually, after getting their runner-up medals, United’s team did applaud the crowd during a quick circle of their half of the pitch.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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That's much faster than most tablets, many of which require two or more hours to recharge.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
22 May 2025
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In 2023 alone, clean energy employment in Florida grew by 5.9%, nearly 2.5 times faster than overall state job growth.—
Zach Colletti,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 May 2025
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As his health faded in the last year of his life, Neruda rushed to finish his story, which gives the last chapters of his book a galloping, fragmented quality.—
Tunku Varadarajan,
WSJ,
25 June 2021
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The artist was in Times Square last week to offer his latest corrective, unveiling a massive bronze statue of a young African American man in urban streetwear sitting astride a galloping horse.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
7 Oct. 2019
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“Rapid-fire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapid-fire. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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