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noun

as in decline
a usually gradual decrease in the pace or level of activity of something disease experts are encouraged by the recent slowdown in the spread of the virus

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Recent Examples of slow (down)
Noun
With the slowdown in luxury demand, that job has become harder but Lambert is taking the long view, which is not surprising given his three decades of working at the hard luxury giant Richemont. Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025 Norwegian Cruise Line could be the most reliable cruise stock during a broader economic slowdown, according to Jefferies. Pia Singh, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025 American Express has a larger exposure to the travel and entertainment segments than its competitors, and these categories tend to see steeper declines during economic slowdowns. Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025 Despite its slowdown in transactions, London wasn’t far behind, with homes averaging $20.4 million. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for slow (down)
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slow (down)
Noun
  • The exhibition community and studios alike have suffered some cruel blows, but for now the domestic marketplace seems to be settling in at around a 20% decline from 2019.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Asian markets also closed higher Tuesday, staunching a decline fueled by Trump’s tariff rollout that has seen the biggest losses since the pandemic.
    Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,John Melloy,Ruxandra Iordache,Christina Wilkie,Erin Doherty, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • One way that could happen would be for foreign countries to weaken their currency to make the same product cheaper in dollars for tariff purposes, without raising the end cost to the consumer.
    Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • More broadly, consumer sentiment has declined and retail sales growth has weakened, reflecting the uncertainty of customers over where the economy is headed.
    Harry Holzer, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Natalia’s seething, building jealousy is the driving force of tension in a mood piece that never slackens over 95 minutes, despite the relative lightness of its plotting.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
  • The share blaming Bush slackened a bit but was still a very robust 68 percent as Republican Mitt Romney, a businessman promising to engineer an economic turnaround, started his attack on Obama’s record.
    Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • To call it a sophomore slump is an oversimplification.
    Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
  • That is a small and perilous enough sample size to fear a continuation of this collective attacking slump.
    Liam Twomey, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Cops patrolling the area were flagged down and directed to the Avenue W apartment near Batchelder St. in Sheepshead Bay — part of NYCHA’s Sheepshead Bay Houses — at about 2:30 a.m. and found the victim sprawled out on the floor.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
  • At Minnesota State University in Mankato, five students were flagged in a federal database after the arrest of another student in Minneapolis.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Overnight, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell 13.2%, the biggest single day percentage drop since October 1997, according to The Journal.
    JJ Kinahan, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The price of a bitcoin stands at about $79,000, which marks a roughly 30% drop from a peak attained in January.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The viewership began to taper off after that point, but TGL’s regular season ratings still averaged 513,000 viewers.
    Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The winds are expected to taper off Friday, dropping to about 15 miles per hour.
    Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The degree of retardation is usually mild, but can be moderate to severe.
    Mark Cohen, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2012
  • The criteria were: episodes that last no longer than 2 months, and that do not include suicidal feelings, psychotic symptoms, psychomotor retardation, or feelings of worthlessness.
    Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 15 Mar. 2013

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“Slow (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slow%20%28down%29. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.

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