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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Hyundai’s new i-PEDAL enables a one-pedal driving mode allowing drivers to accelerate, decelerate and stop using only the accelerator pedal when desired.
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Josh Max, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg U.S. hiring decelerated sharply last month in the face of high interest rates as employers added a weak 114,000 jobs.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2024
Tech earnings are still growing but decelerating There have been an elevated number of tech misses this season, including Fair Isaac , CDW , Skyworks Solutions , Juniper Networks , Enphase Energy , NXP Semiconductors , Accenture and Oracle .
—Bob Pisani,robert Hum, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2024
Restaurants have been faced with rapidly decelerating foot traffic, Henkes said.
—Erika Tulfo, CNN, 31 July 2024
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Josh Max, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg U.S. hiring decelerated sharply last month in the face of high interest rates as employers added a weak 114,000 jobs.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2024
Tech earnings are still growing but decelerating There have been an elevated number of tech misses this season, including Fair Isaac , CDW , Skyworks Solutions , Juniper Networks , Enphase Energy , NXP Semiconductors , Accenture and Oracle .
—Bob Pisani,robert Hum, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2024
Restaurants have been faced with rapidly decelerating foot traffic, Henkes said.
—Erika Tulfo, CNN, 31 July 2024
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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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