as in to decelerate
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slow (down or up)
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As most people who have used adaptive cruise control know, if your following distance is too large, other drivers will often cut in, causing you to decelerate.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
16 Sep. 2025 -
The risks are significant—cloud expenditure could decelerate, priorities in AI might change, and multiples could reduce.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Then make your way west to stroll the Charles River Esplanade, a scenic green space along the water.—
Kori Perten,
AFAR Media,
24 Sep. 2025
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Backed by an excellent band complete with a banjo and a fiddle, along with a lighting and effects rig that made the big moments really pop, Shaboozey strolled through his new material while building up to the marquee moment.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
23 Sep. 2025
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Groups of monkeys amble by the side of dusty brown roads, while eagles glide overhead.—
Alexis Akwagyiram,
semafor.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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Starting at the Windigo Visitor Center, hikers can amble up to the Minong Ridge Overlook, which is around six miles round-trip, or take the four-mile round-trip route to Grace Creek Overlook, where wildlife abounds.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Sep. 2025
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Follow that with his quote about show biz combined with the showgirls who saunter by?—
Anna Chan,
Billboard,
25 Sep. 2025
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But luckily for Lisa, Britani saunters over and launches into a complete play-by-play.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
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Wounded by multiple gunshots, Barron staggered a little more than 17 feet away from his truck and from Maltos and Olvera, documents said.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Things looked less promising three weeks ago as the Mariners staggered through their second three-city East Coast trip in a month.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Companies react with token fixes, making small austerity cuts, shuffling around leadership, and rebranding business units.—
Daniel Schmeltz,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
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One member of the group, Joel Wenhardt, from Southern California, shuffled to the piano and flopped down on the bench.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Again, don’t procrastinate in pursuing these roles.—
Vicki Salemi,
Boston Herald,
21 Sep. 2025
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Two-thirds of givers admit to procrastinating family wealth-transfer conversations, according to a national RBC Wealth Management survey.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Slow (down or up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slow%20%28down%20or%20up%29. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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