as in speed
a high rate of movement or performance
the velocity of light is about 186,000 miles per second
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Average velocity means tighter windows against faster athletes, so trying to do more than his arm talent allows is ill-advised.
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Entering Thursday, Volpe’s average exit velocity, Hard-Hit% and average bat speed were all slightly up from last season.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025
Last season, Birdsong’s changeup dropped seven inches more on average compared to other pitches thrown at similar velocities.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2025
Throughout the past decade, pitchers have turned their focus to training techniques that increase their average velocity and the over-all movement of the ball—even at the expense of throwing strikes.
—Lindsey Adler, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2025
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Entering Thursday, Volpe’s average exit velocity, Hard-Hit% and average bat speed were all slightly up from last season.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025
Last season, Birdsong’s changeup dropped seven inches more on average compared to other pitches thrown at similar velocities.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2025
Throughout the past decade, pitchers have turned their focus to training techniques that increase their average velocity and the over-all movement of the ball—even at the expense of throwing strikes.
—Lindsey Adler, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2025
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“Velocity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/velocity. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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