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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Were housing costs to decelerate in 2025 that may bring down inflation faster, perhaps enabling greater flexibility on interest rates.
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Simon Moore, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Security footage shows that the multimillion-dollar jet accelerated on the runway but suddenly decelerated and overran the end of the runway, the report said.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2024
The rate of land movement decelerated as much as 80% as of early October compared with the month prior at several monitoring sites, the report said.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
Rents surged 12% in 2021, per CoreLogic, when immigration inflows were modest, then decelerated to 2.8% in 2023, when inflows were high.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
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Simon Moore, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Security footage shows that the multimillion-dollar jet accelerated on the runway but suddenly decelerated and overran the end of the runway, the report said.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2024
The rate of land movement decelerated as much as 80% as of early October compared with the month prior at several monitoring sites, the report said.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
Rents surged 12% in 2021, per CoreLogic, when immigration inflows were modest, then decelerated to 2.8% in 2023, when inflows were high.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Decelerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decelerate. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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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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