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
Growth decelerated from double-digit annual rates two decades ago to rates in the high single digits in the 2010s to rates of around five percent today (discounted by many China watchers to closer to two percent, to account for the CCP’s tendency to exaggerate).
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Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2025
The Future: Balanced Expectations As retail media’s rapid growth begins to decelerate, artificial intelligence emerges not as a silver bullet, but as a strategic tool to address the industry's most pressing challenges.
—Kiri Masters, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Abercrombie brand sales continued to decelerate into February and turned negative for the month, CEO Fran Horowitz said on a call with analysts.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
Material handling and manufacturing industry data expanded but decelerated in February 2025.
—Jason Schenker, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2025
The Future: Balanced Expectations As retail media’s rapid growth begins to decelerate, artificial intelligence emerges not as a silver bullet, but as a strategic tool to address the industry's most pressing challenges.
—Kiri Masters, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Abercrombie brand sales continued to decelerate into February and turned negative for the month, CEO Fran Horowitz said on a call with analysts.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
Material handling and manufacturing industry data expanded but decelerated in February 2025.
—Jason Schenker, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decelerate
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Traffic congestion in the Keys — especially during weekends, special events, spring break and the peak tourist season — can slow things considerably.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2025
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Going to manual means slowing down your biological instincts.—
Stephen Miles,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Bailey had five drunken driving convictions between 1985 and 2015. 40 mph without braking Friends and family of the victims filled the courtroom at Wednesday’s hearing.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2025
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Visibility was fine, braking was instantaneous and the feel of the wheel was sharp but not overly so.—
Josh Max,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Decelerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decelerate. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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