as in speed
a high rate of movement or performance
his agility and overall quickness made him the football coach's top choice for receiver
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Recent Examples of quickness
The issue in his profile will be his quickness.
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Corey Pronman,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Dumont, whose professional background is in owning and operating casinos, is gambling that his franchise can use a 34-year-old guard who is coming off another major injury whose forte is surreal quickness and dribble-drive penetration as the primary complement to Cooper Flagg.
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Mac Engel
june 23,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
The idea was to put more perimeter quickness on the floor to switch screens and guard Miami’s 3-point attempts.
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Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
12 June 2026
Consumers are tired of garments that fall apart or fail to meet their expectations, and Artistic Milliners is collaborating to deliver quality in concert with quickness.
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Sj Studio,
Footwear News,
12 June 2026
Jackson placed an emphasis on mastering the playbook, getting stronger and improving his lateral quickness this offseason.
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Mike Kaye
may 28,
Charlotte Observer,
28 May 2026
Chris Richards, from Alabama, is an uncompromising defender whose Afro towers above the back line and whose lankiness masks a quickness that covers gaps in the American half.
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Leander Schaerlaeckens,
New Yorker,
22 May 2026
Flemings has speed, short-area quickness, and explosive bounce.
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C.j. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
13 May 2026
Corey Pronman,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Dumont, whose professional background is in owning and operating casinos, is gambling that his franchise can use a 34-year-old guard who is coming off another major injury whose forte is surreal quickness and dribble-drive penetration as the primary complement to Cooper Flagg.
—
Mac Engel
june 23,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
The idea was to put more perimeter quickness on the floor to switch screens and guard Miami’s 3-point attempts.
—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
12 June 2026
Consumers are tired of garments that fall apart or fail to meet their expectations, and Artistic Milliners is collaborating to deliver quality in concert with quickness.
—
Sj Studio,
Footwear News,
12 June 2026
Jackson placed an emphasis on mastering the playbook, getting stronger and improving his lateral quickness this offseason.
—
Mike Kaye
may 28,
Charlotte Observer,
28 May 2026
Chris Richards, from Alabama, is an uncompromising defender whose Afro towers above the back line and whose lankiness masks a quickness that covers gaps in the American half.
—
Leander Schaerlaeckens,
New Yorker,
22 May 2026
Flemings has speed, short-area quickness, and explosive bounce.
—
C.j. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quickness
Noun
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Making his 60th major-league appearance as an outfielder, Brice Matthews made a wonderful read on Vierling’s 328-foot fly ball, used his 82nd-percentile sprint speed to get into the gap and made a sliding catch to preserve Houston’s chance at a fifth consecutive series victory.
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Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.
Noun
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Your sentences have great velocity.
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The asteroid could, for example, be a contact binary, according to Michel, in which two separate bodies came together at low velocities.
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“Quickness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quickness. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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