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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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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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But its sales in the Greater China region, including Hong Kong and Taiwan, fell slightly to $16 billion, about a 2% decline from the previous year.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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Trump blames Biden for 0.3% decline in GDP 02:44 The U.S. economy contracted in the first three months of the year.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
1 May 2025
Verb
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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
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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
Verb
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There are some moments that slacken here, especially as Belflower works her way to the twist, but with no intermission, the play’s frenzied pace continues uninterrupted and helps the inevitable revelation land with a real shock.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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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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If there is a slump, net U.S. job gains could quickly turn to losses.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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If there is a slump and a contraction in federal aid, the double-whammy would be unprecedented.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
1 May 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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Type: Sneaker | Heel drop: 8mm | Shoe weight: 8.8 oz.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
1 May 2025
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The multinational conglomerate reported first-quarter net revenues of 35.8 billion euros ($40.7 billion), reflecting a 14% drop from the same period last year.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
1 May 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
Noun
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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 5 May. 2025.
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