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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)
Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
Companies that pushed ahead with their EV plans despite last year’s slowdown are already being rewarded.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Most forecasters expected a sharper slowdown, believing inflation and high interest would take a bigger toll and a post-pandemic rebound in economic activity would fade more dramatically.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
With a slowdown in hiring across multiple industries, the manufacturing sector continued to stall, shrinking for the third straight month, according to the report.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
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Noun
India’s economy is currently experiencing a slowdown.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
Companies that pushed ahead with their EV plans despite last year’s slowdown are already being rewarded.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Most forecasters expected a sharper slowdown, believing inflation and high interest would take a bigger toll and a post-pandemic rebound in economic activity would fade more dramatically.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
With a slowdown in hiring across multiple industries, the manufacturing sector continued to stall, shrinking for the third straight month, according to the report.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slow (down)
Noun
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The dark clouds have begun to lift at Burberry, which reported a 7 percent decline in third-quarter retail revenue to 659 million pounds, helped by strong sales in the Americas region.—
Samantha Conti,
WWD,
24 Jan. 2025
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That’s all the more important for Champagne producers, as the sector has taken a nosedive in the past few years: Shipments fell 9.2 percent last year, and companies such a Mumm posted double-digit declines in sales during the most recent fiscal year.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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However, critics worry bringing minority parties into the majority tent weakens legislative scrutiny.—
Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
22 Jan. 2025
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Beijing has also been working to repair ties with American allies like Japan to try to weaken the security alliances forged by the Biden administration to constrain China.—
David Pierson,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The trend is a drag on growth, business expansion and job creation in a slackening labor market.—
Micah McCartney,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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But as the winds driving the inferno have slackened, experts are cautiously optimistic that the blazes can soon be beaten back.—
Alec Luhn,
WIRED,
10 Jan. 2025
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And Miles Byrd and Nick Boyd, the only players averaging in double figures and accounting for nearly 40% of the offense, continued their dual slumps.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2025
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The 49ers experienced a major Super Bowl slump, as the team finished with a 6-11 record after playing in the championship in 2023.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The Irish got virtually no pressure on Will Howard, and RJ Oben got flagged for a personal foul on one of the few times Notre Dame did.—
Pete Sampson,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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At the time, the Houthis had threatened to target ships traversing the Red Sea that were flagged, owned and operated by Israel.—
Matthew Mpoke Bigg,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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His drop has turned into a days-long news story, in part because the Ravens now have three tight ends each with one year left on their contracts: Jackson’s security blanket, Andrews; Isaiah Likely, a quickly ascending pass catcher; and perhaps the best blocking tight end of the trio, Charlie Kolar.—
Sam Cohn,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2025
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Following the press conference, the benchmark CSI 300 index climbed over 1.8%, narrowing the index’s drop this year to around 2.7%, according to LSEG data.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The snow was expected to taper off around midafternoon as the snowstorm moves to the east, according to David King, a meteorologist with the weather service.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2025
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Travel will be challenging during both Monday commutes, with conditions improving as snow tapers off late Monday night.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
5 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The degree of retardation is usually mild, but can be moderate to severe.—
Mark Cohen,
Discover Magazine,
4 Apr. 2012
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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 30 Jan. 2025.
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