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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 decelerating
Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
Michael Khouw, CNBC, 28 May 2026
Analysts said investors were focusing on potentially discouraging numbers underneath the surface, including decelerating growth in trends for its software business.
—Stan Choe, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Investors focused on potentially discouraging numbers underneath the surface, including decelerating growth in trends for its software business.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 16 Apr. 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
So earnings are still growing, but at a decelerating pace.
—Joe Weisenthal, Bloomberg, 12 Feb. 2026
The apartment construction boom that peaked in 2024-2025 is decelerating, with multifamily starts down 50% from 2022-2023 levels.
—Brad Hunter, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
The stock has declined nearly 28% in 2026, largely due to concerns over the social media platform’s decelerating year-over-year traffic growth and its sensitivity to macroeconomic conditions.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
Leadership turnover precisely when growth is decelerating only raises more questions.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 28 May 2026
Analysts said investors were focusing on potentially discouraging numbers underneath the surface, including decelerating growth in trends for its software business.
—Stan Choe, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Investors focused on potentially discouraging numbers underneath the surface, including decelerating growth in trends for its software business.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 16 Apr. 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
So earnings are still growing, but at a decelerating pace.
—Joe Weisenthal, Bloomberg, 12 Feb. 2026
The apartment construction boom that peaked in 2024-2025 is decelerating, with multifamily starts down 50% from 2022-2023 levels.
—Brad Hunter, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decelerating
Adjective
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And, through it all, stocks have continued to steadily rise, buoyed by hopes for Fed rate cuts, stronger-than-expected corporate earnings and slowing but stubborn confidence that an AI boom might reap big rewards for investors.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
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And for the first time this season, the cars wrecked completely flat-out; with no long straights and plenty of braking zones, the cars were not energy-limited for once this season.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
8 June 2026
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Toyota reverses that setup here to provide greater rigidity and better resistance to flex under cornering and braking loads.—
Utkarsh Sood
June 06,
New Atlas,
6 June 2026
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“Decelerating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decelerating. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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