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
The risks are significant—cloud expenditure could decelerate, priorities in AI might change, and multiples could reduce.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
What’s more, rates of extinction may be decelerating, in part due to intensifying conservation efforts, particularly for mammals and birds.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Constanza plays with good balance, doesn’t get knocked off his lines and is able to decelerate in traffic to create a clean look.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
That value is decelerating, researchers said, meaning each generation is adding less time than the last.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
What’s more, rates of extinction may be decelerating, in part due to intensifying conservation efforts, particularly for mammals and birds.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Constanza plays with good balance, doesn’t get knocked off his lines and is able to decelerate in traffic to create a clean look.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
That value is decelerating, researchers said, meaning each generation is adding less time than the last.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decelerate
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Ease off the accelerator - Step off the gas to slow down the vehicle until the tires find traction.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Oct. 2025
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Westbound traffic slowed somewhat closer to the helicopter crash site, but drivers heading west were moving through the area without much difficulty.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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His muscles will be worn to the fiber, asked to consistently chase and brake and crowd some of the league’s best perimeter players.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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According to reports, police alleged Lacy crossed a center line in an attempt to pass slower vehicles, which caused a pickup truck driver to brake and swerve to avoid Lacy’s car.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Decelerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decelerate. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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