decelerate
verb
de·cel·er·ate
(ˌ)dē-ˈse-lə-ˌrāt 
decelerated; decelerating
1
: to reduce the speed of : slow down
decelerate a car
2
: to decrease the rate of progress of
decelerate growth
decelerate soil erosion
: to move at decreasing speed
Examples of decelerate in a Sentence
she decelerated the car as we entered the school zone
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Inflation across the country decelerated a bit and behaved pretty much exactly as economists expected, according to the measure that the Federal Reserve prefers to use.
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Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
Puig, for instance, said overall beauty market business growth during the holiday season was moderate versus the rest of the year’s gains, which decelerated throughout the year.
—Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 25 Feb. 2025
In some positive news, the landslide has decelerated since the time of NASA's analysis.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Analysts at Wedbush wrote in a Tuesday note that while Shopify’s first-quarter guide was in line with the firm’s estimates, the outlook implies that year-over-year revenue growth will decelerate to the mid-20% range from 31% growth in the fourth quarter.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
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Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
Puig, for instance, said overall beauty market business growth during the holiday season was moderate versus the rest of the year’s gains, which decelerated throughout the year.
—Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 25 Feb. 2025
In some positive news, the landslide has decelerated since the time of NASA's analysis.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Analysts at Wedbush wrote in a Tuesday note that while Shopify’s first-quarter guide was in line with the firm’s estimates, the outlook implies that year-over-year revenue growth will decelerate to the mid-20% range from 31% growth in the fourth quarter.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for decelerate
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“Decelerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decelerate. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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decelerate
verb
de·cel·er·ate
(ˈ)dē-ˈsel-ə-ˌrāt
decelerated; decelerating
: to move or cause to move at decreasing speed : slow down
Medical Definition
decelerate
verb
de·cel·er·ate
(ˈ)dē-ˈsel-ə-ˌrāt
decelerated; decelerating
: to reduce the speed of : slow down
: to move at decreasing speed
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