slowing 1 of 3

adjective

Definition of slowingnext
as in decelerating

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slowing

2 of 3

noun

as in decrease

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slowing

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verb

present participle of slow
as in braking
to cause to move or proceed at a less rapid pace if you don't slow your delivery down a bit, your speech will be over too soon

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slowing
  1. decrease
  2. braking
  3. inhibiting
  4. reduction
  5. deterioration
  6. failing
  7. decay
  8. decline
Noun
  • According to TfL, ridership across the network remains at 90% of pre-pandemic levels — such a decrease may not be entirely unwelcome for the commuters who remain, given overcrowding caused frequent delays.
    Nicole Kobie, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
  • About 22,000 fewer Californians were unemployed during this period, a decrease from 5.4 percent to 5.3 percent.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of decrease
Verb
  • And there's an 80-lux LED headlight plus braking tail-light.
    Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Amid the downpour that turned Interlagos into a battleground, painting the track in a chaotic gloss with puddles in the braking zones and spray obscuring vision, the two Frenchmen surprised the paddock and perhaps themselves.
    Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of braking
Verb
  • SNRIs work by blocking this absorption or inhibiting it, allowing more serotonin and norepinephrine to remain active and available in the brain and transmit easier from nerve to nerve.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • In many cases, for homeowners like Somers' neighbor, the financial burden of removing trees can be an inhibiting factor in getting ash trees removed.
    Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of inhibiting
Noun
  • With only three of four tubes available for the next few years, there will be a 25% reduction in Penn Station access and capacity.
    Larry Penner, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
  • But the wildfires in L.A. have lent a new sense of urgency to efforts by the firefighter union, to argue that any reductions at the department could pose disastrous consequences.
    Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of reduction
Noun
  • Algorithms are used to predict patients' risk of death or deterioration, to suggest diagnoses or triage patients, to record and summarize visits to save doctors work, and to approve insurance claims.
    Darius Tahir | KFF Health News, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The measures, which include banning the maintenance of the aircraft and the supply of new planes, are likely to continue the deterioration of Russia's aviation industry.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of deterioration
Noun
  • But the ultimate failings of each of these franchises can be traced directly to dreadful decisions from above.
    Mike Jones, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • One of the worst failings of a manager entails asking for feedback and then entirely ignoring it.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of failing
Noun
  • These economies are much more vulnerable to existential economic and environmental shocks and downward spirals of community decay than urban economies, which have built up more diversified tradable income sources over time.
    Tim Freeman, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Summary Dental fillings help maintain the structure and function of natural teeth damaged by tooth decay.
    Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of decay
Noun
  • Luminate’s data revealed that the minutes watched of certain programs like Receiver, the follow-up to Quarterback, and season two of Full Swing had sharp declines.
    Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Rudkin is seen by a section of the fanbase as the man who should be held accountable for Leicester’s decline, particularly after some poor recruitment and spending decisions.
    The Athletic UK Staff, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of decline
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slowing

slowing (down)

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