IELTS Anvil

accelerated

CEFR: B2

Happening, moving, or developing at an increasingly rapid rate compared to past trends.

Synonyms

expedited
hastened

Common Collocations

accelerated pace
accelerated rate
accelerated degradation

Example Sentence

Anthropogenic emissions have triggered accelerated polar ice sheet melting over the past four decades.

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