as in braked
to cause to move or proceed at a less rapid pace
if you don't slow your delivery down a bit, your speech will be over too soon
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Recent Examples of slowed
The redshirt sophomore slowed up to force contact with a trailing Ewin near midcourt and later flung his body on Ewin’s screen for an offensive whistle.
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Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2025
But on the other side, there's also, cargo is being slowed down.
—ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
Imaging showed that endocytosis was slowed down dramatically after ⍺-synuclein or tau buildup.
—New Atlas, 8 Nov. 2025
But that hasn't slowed Evie down one bit.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
The self-laceration is done on Damon Albarn Time, though, as Idles’ usual anxious guitar rave-ups are slowed and stripped here to a skipping, reggae-ish crawl, as synths squeak in the background and Albarn offers support via his forever-distant, disembodied backing vocals.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
Conflicts in recent weeks slowed the vaccination campaign in Yanomami territory, where only about half of the people have received the first shot.
—Adriana Brasileiro, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
There’s no need to fertilize rosemary during fall or winter when growth has slowed.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2025
His doctors lowered the dosage and slowed the injection time to give his body a better chance — but even that didn't work.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2025
But on the other side, there's also, cargo is being slowed down.
—ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
Imaging showed that endocytosis was slowed down dramatically after ⍺-synuclein or tau buildup.
—New Atlas, 8 Nov. 2025
But that hasn't slowed Evie down one bit.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
The self-laceration is done on Damon Albarn Time, though, as Idles’ usual anxious guitar rave-ups are slowed and stripped here to a skipping, reggae-ish crawl, as synths squeak in the background and Albarn offers support via his forever-distant, disembodied backing vocals.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
Conflicts in recent weeks slowed the vaccination campaign in Yanomami territory, where only about half of the people have received the first shot.
—Adriana Brasileiro, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
There’s no need to fertilize rosemary during fall or winter when growth has slowed.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2025
His doctors lowered the dosage and slowed the injection time to give his body a better chance — but even that didn't work.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slowed
Verb
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The Nampa woman, Alyssa VanPaepeghem, braked, but the cars still crashed.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
22 Oct. 2025
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But that happiness quickly took a turn when the mother quickly braked and stopped the vehicle, and sent him flying into the open area behind the driver's seat.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Tarlowe noted that traffic has decelerated while spend per trip has turned negative.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
7 Oct. 2025
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Last month, the Labor Department said hiring decelerated from 79,000 in July.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Kirkpatrick informed the Kowalskis that those suffering from CRPS often show elevated levels of glutamate, an amino acid, which can be inhibited by ketamine infusions.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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For Black men, systemic racism has inhibited their response to pain and emotional turmoil by shaming them out of vulnerability, which reduces the likelihood of them asking for help when needed.—
Essence,
Essence,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The move comes weeks after Microsoft stopped providing some services to an Israeli defense unit.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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There is no data showing how many of those minors married other minors, and which married adults for recent years, as the state stopped collecting that data in 2022.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Slowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slowed. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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