as in to decelerate
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slow (down or up)
Verb
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Looking ahead, Prestige Economics expects year-on-year Total CPI and Total PCE to decelerate in 2025.—
Jason Schenker,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025 -
Coresight Research predicted that U.S. retail sales will decelerate slightly in February and March as consumer pessimism and concerns over inflation continue to weigh on their minds.—
Vicki M. Young,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Mar. 2025
Verb
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From learning just enough French to ordering your café et croissant from the neighborhood boulangerie, to strolling around an artistic arrondissement, taking in the various shops and street style at a leisurely pace.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2025
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Visitors can stroll downtown and receive samplings as well as a complimentary flower from each location.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
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The final whistle goes, calling time on a 5-0 win, and the crowd of a few hundred ambles out of the Mohammedan Sporting Ground and into the hazy glow of a Kolkata Sunday afternoon.—
Rory Smith,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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The route ambles between mossy rainforest and sandy stretches, where black bears forage and orcas and gray whales breach offshore.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
12 Mar. 2025
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After a quarter of an hour, the bass line sauntered instead of shuffling.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
13 Mar. 2025
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And starting again with someone new seemed like a distant dream, Haynie says, until that night Davis McClendon sauntered up and sat down in her life.—
Anne-Marie Green,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Payments are staggered based on recipients’ birthdays, with those born in the first 10 days of a month receiving their checks on the second Wednesday, and so on.—
Teresa Ghilarducci,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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And 20 of the 40 seats in the California State Senate (which has four-year terms) will also be contested, as Senate seats are staggered with half up for election every two years.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But experts encourage borrowers to take at least one step to protect themselves while personnel and programs at ED get shuffled around or canceled: keep a record.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2025
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In addition, the person said the department is expected to shuffle around senior career officials who are part of the Senior Executive Service.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Related article These people stopped procrastinating.—
Mary E. Dozier,
CNN,
16 Mar. 2025
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Up to 5,000 Loyalty Points from American Airlines Last-minute travel planners (and those who like to procrastinate) are being rewarded this month.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Slow (down or up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slow%20%28down%20or%20up%29. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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