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
Security footage shows that the multimillion-dollar jet accelerated on the runway but suddenly decelerated and overran the end of the runway, the report said.
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Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 16 July 2025
The former uses more juice, while the latter misses the full effect of regenerative braking, which recovers energy that would otherwise be lost while decelerating and braking.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Growth in the global contract logistics market is expected to decelerate in 2025, with the industry set to expand 3.3 percent to 305.4 million euros ($359.3 million), down from 3.6 percent last year.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 1 July 2025
Consumer spending is holding up so far this month but there are signs of weakness, according to JPMorgan.
Analyst Richard Shane said in a note that Chase client data shows that spending is up relative to May but still appears to be decelerating overall.
—Brian Evans,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 22 June 2025
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Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 16 July 2025
The former uses more juice, while the latter misses the full effect of regenerative braking, which recovers energy that would otherwise be lost while decelerating and braking.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Growth in the global contract logistics market is expected to decelerate in 2025, with the industry set to expand 3.3 percent to 305.4 million euros ($359.3 million), down from 3.6 percent last year.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 1 July 2025
Consumer spending is holding up so far this month but there are signs of weakness, according to JPMorgan.
Analyst Richard Shane said in a note that Chase client data shows that spending is up relative to May but still appears to be decelerating overall.
—Brian Evans,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decelerate
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This resulted in investors in Asia flagging discrepancies that weren’t errors but created enough doubt to slow down their approval process.—
Beth Worthy,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Leili was arrested and transported to Troop A, where he was processed on charges of failure to renew registration, reckless driving and failure to slow down/move over for a non-emergency vehicle.—
Kellie Love,
Hartford Courant,
12 Aug. 2025
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That's when the teen reached through the window to unlock a car door from the outside, causing the man to suddenly brake.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
8 Aug. 2025
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Piastri even locked up momentarily under braking at Turn 1 in the penultimate lap, but failed to overtake Norris.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Decelerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decelerate. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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