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as in decline
a usually gradual decrease in the pace or level of activity of something
disease experts are encouraged by the recent slowdown in the spread of the virus
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Recent Examples of slow (down)
David Brooks, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2025
And don’t worry about slowdowns when everyone’s online, this extender adjusts automatically to network traffic, so everyone can stream, game, and video call without skipping a beat.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
This follows a gloomy report from the International Monetary Fund released yesterday that said the global economy will slow this year, citing the trade war as the driving force for the slowdown.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2025
In a release, MTI said the growth slowdown was due to declines in manufacturing, as well as some services sectors such as finance and insurance.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
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Noun
These movements used many different tools at their disposal — lawsuits, mass rallies, strikes, work slowdowns, boycotts and other forms of noncooperation and resistance.
—David Brooks, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2025
And don’t worry about slowdowns when everyone’s online, this extender adjusts automatically to network traffic, so everyone can stream, game, and video call without skipping a beat.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
This follows a gloomy report from the International Monetary Fund released yesterday that said the global economy will slow this year, citing the trade war as the driving force for the slowdown.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2025
In a release, MTI said the growth slowdown was due to declines in manufacturing, as well as some services sectors such as finance and insurance.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slow (down)
Noun
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This is a result of a profit-first capitalist system in crisis in the epoch of imperialism’s decline.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Gold’s warning What’s more, the spike in gold prices this year has continued to signal a risk-off mentality among investors, as gold tends to rally during periods of decline in stocks.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2025
Verb
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As more state legislation is passed that weakens or eliminates longstanding fire and life safety codes, the need for young workers who are trained and passionate about reversing these trends is high.—
Jim Pauley,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The pests set about sucking the sap from grape roots, slowly weakening them and opening wounds that invited disease.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But this attempt to freeze Ukraine into submission has failed, and as spring arrives the pressure on power generation will slacken.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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After analyzing participants’ DNA with epigenetic clocks, Bischoff-Ferrari and her colleagues found that omega-3 fatty acids actually slackened aging at the biological level, regardless of participants’ body mass index (BMI), age, and gender.—
Brian Mastroianni,
Health,
12 Mar. 2025
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Wade has been in a horrible slump since the season started and going in to Saturday night’s game against the Los Angeles Angels is hitting .096 (5-for-52) with a homer, seven RBIs, eight walks and an on base percentage of .213.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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While the tariffs against Canada, Mexico, and China continue, the other 83 countries let out a collective sigh of relief while the markets improved after a six-week slump.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The firm flagged short-term volatility in its business caused by tariffs and trade curbs in March.—
Shashwat Chauhan and Medha Singh,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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Canet took to Instagram earlier this month to flag that filming had begun on the project, thanking partners on it including Pathé, M6 and Netflix, the latter of which is understood to have taken a window of rights in France.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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That was the sharpest drop except for that seen at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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To attract more users, SpaceX is starting to offer free or $50 roof installs for Starlink, a steep drop from the previous $199 fee.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But the increase in sales could begin to taper off in the coming months.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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Oftentimes, cybersecurity vendors wax and wane with the quality of their detection capabilities, and management should be able to understand when that once-hot vendor starts to taper off in value.—
Alex Lanstein,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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The degree of retardation is usually mild, but can be moderate to severe.—
Mark Cohen,
Discover Magazine,
4 Apr. 2012
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The criteria were: episodes that last no longer than 2 months, and that do not include suicidal feelings, psychotic symptoms, psychomotor retardation, or feelings of worthlessness.—
Neuroskeptic,
Discover Magazine,
15 Mar. 2013
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“Slow (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slow%20%28down%29. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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