diff --git a/crates/egui/src/containers/sides.rs b/crates/egui/src/containers/sides.rs
index 8a67c6c5e..709c1b645 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/containers/sides.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/containers/sides.rs
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ impl Sides {
                     wrap_mode,
                 );
 
-                ui.advance_cursor_after_rect(left_rect.union(right_rect));
+                ui.advance_cursor_after_rect(left_rect | right_rect);
                 (result_left, result_right)
             }
             SidesKind::ShrinkRight => {
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ impl Sides {
                     wrap_mode,
                 );
 
-                ui.advance_cursor_after_rect(left_rect.union(right_rect));
+                ui.advance_cursor_after_rect(left_rect | right_rect);
                 (result_left, result_right)
             }
             SidesKind::Extend => {
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ impl Sides {
                     None,
                 );
 
-                let mut final_rect = left_rect.union(right_rect);
+                let mut final_rect = left_rect | right_rect;
                 let min_width = left_rect.width() + spacing + right_rect.width();
 
                 if ui.is_sizing_pass() {
diff --git a/crates/egui/src/context.rs b/crates/egui/src/context.rs
index f3bc73cec..9594f03e9 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/context.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/context.rs
@@ -2689,7 +2689,7 @@ impl Context {
         self.write(|ctx| {
             let mut used = ctx.viewport().this_pass.used_by_panels;
             for (_id, window) in ctx.memory.areas().visible_windows() {
-                used = used.union(window.rect());
+                used |= window.rect();
             }
             used.round_ui()
         })
diff --git a/crates/egui/src/layout.rs b/crates/egui/src/layout.rs
index 003476be6..601d1e2e7 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/layout.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/layout.rs
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ impl Layout {
         if self.main_wrap {
             if cursor.intersects(frame_rect.shrink(1.0)) {
                 // make row/column larger if necessary
-                *cursor = cursor.union(frame_rect);
+                *cursor |= frame_rect;
             } else {
                 // this is a new row or column. We temporarily use NAN for what will be filled in later.
                 match self.main_dir {
diff --git a/crates/egui/src/placer.rs b/crates/egui/src/placer.rs
index 6a5d31be0..a56bcdb29 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/placer.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/placer.rs
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ impl Placer {
         let region = &mut self.region;
         region.max_rect.min.x = rect.min.x;
         region.max_rect.max.x = rect.max.x;
-        region.max_rect = region.max_rect.union(region.min_rect); // make sure we didn't shrink too much
+        region.max_rect |= region.min_rect; // make sure we didn't shrink too much
 
         region.cursor.min.x = region.max_rect.min.x;
         region.cursor.max.x = region.max_rect.max.x;
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ impl Placer {
         let region = &mut self.region;
         region.max_rect.min.y = rect.min.y;
         region.max_rect.max.y = rect.max.y;
-        region.max_rect = region.max_rect.union(region.min_rect); // make sure we didn't shrink too much
+        region.max_rect |= region.min_rect; // make sure we didn't shrink too much
 
         region.cursor.min.y = region.max_rect.min.y;
         region.cursor.max.y = region.max_rect.max.y;
diff --git a/crates/egui/src/widgets/label.rs b/crates/egui/src/widgets/label.rs
index aa229adff..b25cb908d 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/widgets/label.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/widgets/label.rs
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ impl Label {
             };
             select_sense -= Sense::FOCUSABLE; // Don't move focus to labels with TAB key.
 
-            sense = sense.union(select_sense);
+            sense |= select_sense;
         }
 
         if let WidgetText::Galley(galley) = self.text {
diff --git a/crates/egui_extras/src/layout.rs b/crates/egui_extras/src/layout.rs
index d9210187b..8b2a0fd6e 100644
--- a/crates/egui_extras/src/layout.rs
+++ b/crates/egui_extras/src/layout.rs
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ impl<'l> StripLayout<'l> {
         } else if flags.clip {
             max_rect
         } else {
-            max_rect.union(used_rect)
+            max_rect | used_rect
         };
 
         self.set_pos(allocation_rect);
diff --git a/crates/epaint/src/text/text_layout.rs b/crates/epaint/src/text/text_layout.rs
index 8581b067f..8d4a90fb7 100644
--- a/crates/epaint/src/text/text_layout.rs
+++ b/crates/epaint/src/text/text_layout.rs
@@ -696,8 +696,7 @@ fn galley_from_rows(
         let row = Arc::make_mut(&mut placed_row.row);
         row.visuals = tessellate_row(point_scale, &job, &format_summary, row);
 
-        mesh_bounds =
-            mesh_bounds.union(row.visuals.mesh_bounds.translate(placed_row.pos.to_vec2()));
+        mesh_bounds |= row.visuals.mesh_bounds.translate(placed_row.pos.to_vec2());
         num_vertices += row.visuals.mesh.vertices.len();
         num_indices += row.visuals.mesh.indices.len();
 
diff --git a/crates/epaint/src/text/text_layout_types.rs b/crates/epaint/src/text/text_layout_types.rs
index 79ca50556..7635dcede 100644
--- a/crates/epaint/src/text/text_layout_types.rs
+++ b/crates/epaint/src/text/text_layout_types.rs
@@ -865,12 +865,9 @@ impl Galley {
                 .extend(galley.rows.iter().enumerate().map(|(row_idx, placed_row)| {
                     let new_pos = placed_row.pos + current_y_offset * Vec2::Y;
                     let new_pos = new_pos.round_to_pixels(pixels_per_point);
-                    merged_galley.mesh_bounds = merged_galley
-                        .mesh_bounds
-                        .union(placed_row.visuals.mesh_bounds.translate(new_pos.to_vec2()));
-                    merged_galley.rect = merged_galley
-                        .rect
-                        .union(Rect::from_min_size(new_pos, placed_row.size));
+                    merged_galley.mesh_bounds |=
+                        placed_row.visuals.mesh_bounds.translate(new_pos.to_vec2());
+                    merged_galley.rect |= Rect::from_min_size(new_pos, placed_row.size);
 
                     let mut row = placed_row.row.clone();
                     let is_last_row_in_galley = row_idx + 1 == galley.rows.len();