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
Another captures the rapid-fire trill of an automatic weapon.
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
Rob recited a list of past guests (John Lennon, Bob Marley, and Debbie Harry, to name a few) before launching into a series of rapid-fire anecdotes.
—Edmund Vallance, AFAR Media, 18 Mar. 2025
To be sure, the CFRA strategist also noted potential differences this time, saying that uncertainty over trade and tariff policy — currently the biggest market overhang — could remain an issue for some time, as the rapid-fire policy changes from the Trump administration show no sign of abating.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2025
Assisted by cartoonishly indie flourishes, like words and other onomatopoeia scribed across the frame, the film’s slight, low-budget stylings allow for a greater concentration on character moments, usually by way of rapid-fire punchlines.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 16 Mar. 2025
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
Rob recited a list of past guests (John Lennon, Bob Marley, and Debbie Harry, to name a few) before launching into a series of rapid-fire anecdotes.
—Edmund Vallance, AFAR Media, 18 Mar. 2025
To be sure, the CFRA strategist also noted potential differences this time, saying that uncertainty over trade and tariff policy — currently the biggest market overhang — could remain an issue for some time, as the rapid-fire policy changes from the Trump administration show no sign of abating.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2025
Assisted by cartoonishly indie flourishes, like words and other onomatopoeia scribed across the frame, the film’s slight, low-budget stylings allow for a greater concentration on character moments, usually by way of rapid-fire punchlines.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapid-fire
Adjective
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Defending the Intercontinental Championship on such a grand stage is a testament to his rapid ascent within the company.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Since taking office, the Trump administration has implemented rapid, significant changes to United States immigration policy.—
Albert Sun,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Warhol is a brisk dip in self-deprecating self-examination.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2025
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Monday’s weather for the A’s first home game was unseasonably cool with rain earlier in the day and game-time temperature a brisk 52 degrees with some light wind.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Telegraphed data arrived in the morning, and FitzRoy made quick extrapolations from his knowledge of storm theories, sending forecasts an hour later.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Apr. 2025
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Polite start, quick stall Even after Trump was elected on the promise of high tariffs, relations with Beijing got off to a polite start.—
Beijing and Washington Bureaus,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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John Taylor, mayor of New Fairview, told the committee that Wise County is one of the fastest growing counties in Texas with a 20% population increase since 2020.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Apr. 2025
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In response, leading innovators are creating faster chips and more powerful processors, even as quantum computing emerges.—
Charles Yeomans,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 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 22 Apr. 2025.
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