as in to slow
to cause to move or proceed at a less rapid pace
she decelerated the car as we entered the school zone
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Recent Examples of decelerate
Even hundreds of miles above the Earth, trace wisps of high atmosphere exert a subtle drag on orbiting objects, slowly decelerating them and eventually pulling them down out of the sky.
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 16 Apr. 2026
Indeed, overall auto spending on TV ads has decelerated in recent years.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
Most measures also indicate national wage growth is decelerating, even as some pockets of the labor market that are most reliant on immigrants, like construction and traveler accommodation, are registering faster pay increases.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
China’s decelerating economic growth has not significantly curbed its military spending.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 16 Apr. 2026
Indeed, overall auto spending on TV ads has decelerated in recent years.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
Most measures also indicate national wage growth is decelerating, even as some pockets of the labor market that are most reliant on immigrants, like construction and traveler accommodation, are registering faster pay increases.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
China’s decelerating economic growth has not significantly curbed its military spending.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decelerate
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Los Angeles made a move for their future by taking Ty Simpson in the draft, but Matthew Stafford isn’t poised to slow down after his MVP season.—
Sam Warren,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Certain exercises can help slow bone loss and stimulate bone growth.—
RikkiLynn Shields Hannigan,
Health,
14 May 2026
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This prevents the anti-lock braking system (ABS) module from running a brake pad self-adjustment routine that can contribute to the battery drain.—
Hartford Courant,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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And because there can only be an electric motor at the rear axle, not the front—supposedly out of fear that new entrant Audi would have too much of an advantage—cars could regenerate just a fraction of the total energy possible under braking.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
11 May 2026
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“Decelerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decelerate. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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