as in declines
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 slowdowns
Other major international hubs like Dubai (DXB), Charles de Gaulle (CDG), and Tokyo Haneda (HND) also report significant slowdowns.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Airport numbers slow to rebound in Bay Area Potential air traffic slowdowns are arriving at a delicate time for airports, some of which have yet to recover from temporary travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic and the effects since.
—Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Year-over-year data doesn’t tell the whole story, the report said, noting a choppy year with mini-surges to get ahead of tariffs, followed by slowdowns, and then often followed by another one-month increase.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
Potential air traffic slowdowns are arriving at a delicate time for the three Bay Area airports, which have yet to recover from temporary travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic and the effects since.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
In fact, each has proven to be a false alarm, as slowdowns in momentum have consistently led to new buying opportunities (as indicated by the blue, dotted vertical lines).
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Also, real-world performance can vary based on congestion in cable networks, and peak-time slowdowns are more likely than in pure fiber networks.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Price spikes in everyday goods can foreshadow broader slowdowns, as households pull back spending on non-essentials and retailers adjust inventories.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Research from hurricane expert James Kossin and his colleagues have in fact pointed to global slowdowns in tropical cyclone forward speeds.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Airport numbers slow to rebound in Bay Area Potential air traffic slowdowns are arriving at a delicate time for airports, some of which have yet to recover from temporary travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic and the effects since.
—Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Year-over-year data doesn’t tell the whole story, the report said, noting a choppy year with mini-surges to get ahead of tariffs, followed by slowdowns, and then often followed by another one-month increase.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
Potential air traffic slowdowns are arriving at a delicate time for the three Bay Area airports, which have yet to recover from temporary travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic and the effects since.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
In fact, each has proven to be a false alarm, as slowdowns in momentum have consistently led to new buying opportunities (as indicated by the blue, dotted vertical lines).
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Also, real-world performance can vary based on congestion in cable networks, and peak-time slowdowns are more likely than in pure fiber networks.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Price spikes in everyday goods can foreshadow broader slowdowns, as households pull back spending on non-essentials and retailers adjust inventories.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Research from hurricane expert James Kossin and his colleagues have in fact pointed to global slowdowns in tropical cyclone forward speeds.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slowdowns
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Although the study shows that the occurrence of giant planets declines as stars age, the few planets that remain in close orbits around red giants offer valuable insights.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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The largest declines were in Massachusetts, down 26, Washington state, down 18, and North Carolina, down 17.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
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Mix a combination of two teaspoons of cream of tartar and a few drops of lemon juice to form a paste.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
10 Jan. 2026
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Reformation Lluvia Dress As Reformation gears up for its 2026 collection drops, the store is marking down some of last year’s best-selling sweaters, dresses, shoes, and pants.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Why are all the metals flying higher, while oil slumps to multi-year lows?—
Kelly Evans,
CNBC,
19 Dec. 2025
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Behind him, his band, Kublai Khan TX, rears and slumps into its next song.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
16 Dec. 2025
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“Slowdowns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slowdowns. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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