decelerate
verb
de·cel·er·ate
(ˌ)dē-ˈse-lə-ˌrāt 
decelerated; decelerating
1
: to reduce the speed of : slow down
decelerate a car
2
: to decrease the rate of progress of
decelerate growth
decelerate soil erosion
: to move at decreasing speed
Examples of decelerate in a Sentence
she decelerated the car as we entered the school zone
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The underlying reality Friday’s report suggests that job growth has been decelerating in recent months.
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Joseph Lawler, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
Global Blue's March 2025 data, released on April 9th, showed European tax-free sales growth decelerating further to +7% year-on-year.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 3 June 2025
Resilience used a series of thruster burns to descend, decelerate and steer its way toward a landing in Mare Frigoris, a vast basaltic plain that lies about 56 degrees north of the lunar equator.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 5 June 2025
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—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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Joseph Lawler, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
Global Blue's March 2025 data, released on April 9th, showed European tax-free sales growth decelerating further to +7% year-on-year.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 3 June 2025
Resilience used a series of thruster burns to descend, decelerate and steer its way toward a landing in Mare Frigoris, a vast basaltic plain that lies about 56 degrees north of the lunar equator.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 5 June 2025
While the company's strong Q1 results and growth prospects are encouraging, valuation concerns and decelerating growth rates call for caution.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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“Decelerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decelerate. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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decelerate
verb
de·cel·er·ate
(ˈ)dē-ˈsel-ə-ˌrāt
decelerated; decelerating
: to move or cause to move at decreasing speed : slow down
Medical Definition
decelerate
verb
de·cel·er·ate
(ˈ)dē-ˈsel-ə-ˌrāt
decelerated; decelerating
: to reduce the speed of : slow down
: to move at decreasing speed
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