Examples of slowdown in a Sentence
The business had a slowdown after the holidays.
disease experts are encouraged by the recent slowdown in the spread of the virus
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Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on Monday voiced support for another interest rate cut at the central bank's December meeting, saying he's grown concerned over the labor market and the sharp slowdown in hiring.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 17 Nov. 2025
Alphabet, Amazon, Meta Platforms and Microsoft alone are spending hundreds of billions of dollars a year with no signs of a slowdown.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025
Michigan’s economy is heavily dependent on industries vulnerable to tariffs, such as the automotive industry, so the state often feels the effects of economic slowdowns more acutely.
—Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 13 Nov. 2025
The emissions trend is partly driven by China’s economic slowdown, Carbon Brief data showed, as construction and manufacturing have fallen, but also by rapid growth in renewable energy and electrification of the economy.
—Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2025
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 17 Nov. 2025
Alphabet, Amazon, Meta Platforms and Microsoft alone are spending hundreds of billions of dollars a year with no signs of a slowdown.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025
Michigan’s economy is heavily dependent on industries vulnerable to tariffs, such as the automotive industry, so the state often feels the effects of economic slowdowns more acutely.
—Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 13 Nov. 2025
The emissions trend is partly driven by China’s economic slowdown, Carbon Brief data showed, as construction and manufacturing have fallen, but also by rapid growth in renewable energy and electrification of the economy.
—Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Slowdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slowdown. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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slowdown
noun
slow·down
ˈslō-ˌdau̇n 
: a slowing down
Legal Definition
slowdown
noun
slow·down
ˈslō-ˌdau̇n
: a slowing down of business operations by employees
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