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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)
Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026
But that difference tracks with most recent postseasons aside from the great slowdown of 2024.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
The company's stronger-than-expected performance came despite a slowdown in Tesla's energy storage business — selling batteries that stay in one place, rather than batteries for vehicles.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 22 Apr. 2026
The Boston Marathon on Monday marks the starting gun for a pivotal tourism season in a city grappling with slowdowns in key business sectors and international travelers’ diminished appetite for visiting the US.
—Greg Ryan, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
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Noun
That may be owing largely to a slowdown in sales of Strategy’s perpetual preferred shares, which the company calls STRC.
—Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026
But that difference tracks with most recent postseasons aside from the great slowdown of 2024.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
The company's stronger-than-expected performance came despite a slowdown in Tesla's energy storage business — selling batteries that stay in one place, rather than batteries for vehicles.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 22 Apr. 2026
The Boston Marathon on Monday marks the starting gun for a pivotal tourism season in a city grappling with slowdowns in key business sectors and international travelers’ diminished appetite for visiting the US.
—Greg Ryan, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slow (down)
Noun
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The in-flight tests yielded a substantial decline in soot and ice with 100 percent SAF.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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Correction-level declines occurred in 71% of those years, versus only 44% in other years.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The deeper the rifts between the United States and Europe over Iran, the greater the chances of weakening the NATO alliance.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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During his appearances on Capitol Hill this month, Secretary Kennendy was grilled about the administration's defense of the pesticide industry and weakening of protections against mercury pollution, another issue that Kennedy had worked on as an advocate.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In its most recent quarterly results, Microsoft’s closely watched Azure cloud-computing division posted a slight deceleration in growth from the prior quarter.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Do note, though, that the airbag will activate only in frontal accidents and under certain deceleration conditions.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The trade winds that typically blow from east to west near the equator can slacken and then reverse direction as well.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
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On DeFilippis’s stage (kept effectively earthy and stark by scenic designer Ashley Basile), the stakes are ratcheted up from the jump and the tension never slackens.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2026
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The entire Mets lineup has been marred in an uncharacteristic slump, but in the bottom of the fourth inning on Tuesday night at Citi Field, Juan Soto uncorked a very characteristic home run.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Few buyers Despite seemingly noteworthy discounts, there’s a long-term slump in condo sales.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The lawsuits follow an apology from Altman last week to the Tumbler Ridge community in Canada for not alerting authorities to the shooter’s conversations with ChatGPT even after staff flagged the account internally.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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They may also be required to ban users flagged as potentially violent by forcing them to self-identify and to stop telling those users how to open new accounts despite bans.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2026
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Those are somewhat steeper drops than for ABC’s World News Tonight (-3 percent in both viewers and 25-54) and the NBC Nightly News (-7 percent in viewers, -9 percent in 25-54) have in the past four weeks, compared to the January-March period.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
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That last number reflects a 33% drop from 2022 due to industry-wide strike delays.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Showers will gradually taper off Sunday morning, but clouds may linger into part of Sunday afternoon.—
Steven Sosna,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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The 2025 event in Virginia helped bolster the coin's value for a time, but interest in the currency again tapered off.—
Lucien Bruggeman,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Slow (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slow%20%28down%29. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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