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slowing

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noun

slowing

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verb

present participle of slow

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for slowing
Noun
  • Overall car sales are expected to drop as autonomous taxis reduce the need for personal ownership of cars, with a decrease in traditional revenues for automotive suppliers like Valeo.
    Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
  • But even with homicides down 20% last year, officials have struggled to explain the reason for that decrease, or the reason that nonfatal shootings and violence overall continues to be on the rise.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2025
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
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
Noun
  • The initiative's agenda includes aggressive deregulation, curbs on immigration, challenges to civil-rights protections, and a substantial reduction of the federal workforce, all with the aim of reducing the size and scope of government while reasserting executive authority.
    Nik Popli, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
  • For example, Santander Bank saw a 40% reduction in loan processing time after implementing nCino—making life easier for their team and customers.
    Sal Rehmetullah, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Based on the deterioration of the relationship, a trade — as soon as possible — would appear the preferred alternative, particularly with this latest two-game suspension to otherwise put Butler back in play for the Heat as soon as Monday night’s game against the Orlando Magic at Kaseya Center.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2025
  • For women, especially, working could, therefore, be dangerous for them physically and could lead to the deterioration of their health: a result that could adversely affect their roles as mothers and their subsequent responsibility to raise future generations, especially boys.
    Eva Epker, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Franklin is a legend in his own mind that refuses to address and remedy his faults and failings.
    Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Hence, the population loss was bandied about Red America as irrefutable evidence of the blue state’s social collapse, its moral rot and the failings of its left-leaning political leadership.
    Mark Z. Barabak, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Antisemitism remains a stark indicator of societal decay.
    Irwin Cotler, TIME, 26 Jan. 2025
  • The presentation included more consistent street lighting, new pottery and trash cans, new wayfinding signage, repairs to uneven sidewalks, and replacements for trees that are showing signs of decay, among other changes.
    Tyler Williams, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The statistics are alarming: teen mental health has plummeted since the widespread adoption of social media, with a particularly sharp decline following the pandemic’s surge in screen time.
    Raj Goyle, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025
  • 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
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“Slowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slowing. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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