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
Manager Mikel Arteta was riled up after Newcastle slowed play down in a January 2023 draw (0-0).
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Despite the health scare, Dimon has not slowed by a longshot.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
Lot sales got off to a quick start just after the fires, but have slowed amid falling prices and cooling demand, according to real estate agents.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Garrett James, Corona del Mar, WR The senior impressed at the Battle at the Beach passing tournament in July, and hasn’t slowed down.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Time had slowed down for Bohumila, stuck in the deep, watery wrinkles of Marcela’s face.
—Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Leveraged buyouts are often followed by cost-cutting and a focus on improving short-term revenue, which in this case could see EA further push the envelope with promoting in-game purchases and subscriptions to EA Play at a time its live service revenue growth has slowed.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Focusing on one aspect of one character’s story might have just slowed things down.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
On Thursday, the agency slowed flights into Denver International Airport after automation problems required manual handoffs between air traffic controllers.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Despite the health scare, Dimon has not slowed by a longshot.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
Lot sales got off to a quick start just after the fires, but have slowed amid falling prices and cooling demand, according to real estate agents.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Garrett James, Corona del Mar, WR The senior impressed at the Battle at the Beach passing tournament in July, and hasn’t slowed down.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Time had slowed down for Bohumila, stuck in the deep, watery wrinkles of Marcela’s face.
—Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Leveraged buyouts are often followed by cost-cutting and a focus on improving short-term revenue, which in this case could see EA further push the envelope with promoting in-game purchases and subscriptions to EA Play at a time its live service revenue growth has slowed.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Focusing on one aspect of one character’s story might have just slowed things down.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
On Thursday, the agency slowed flights into Denver International Airport after automation problems required manual handoffs between air traffic controllers.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slowed
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However, in pushing hard, Piastri braked late and crashed into the barrier at Turn 3, ending his run immediately.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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Nineteen hours after departure the train took its final breath, hissed and braked into the historic port of Narvik.—
The Editors,
Outside,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Labor Department said Friday that hiring decelerated from 79,000 in July.—
Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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However, growth has recently decelerated.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Straiker has researched the mechanism and found that acetaminophen inhibited cannabinoid production in rodents and that this reduced their pain response.—
Josh Fischman,
Scientific American,
21 Sep. 2025
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When Ref-1 was inhibited, the researchers found that PRDX1 was critical for cancer survival.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Nexstar Media Group, one of the ABC affiliates which last week stopped airing Jimmy Kimmel Live!—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Australia stopped stamping most passports in 2012 in favor of electronic immigration records, and New Zealand followed suit in 2016.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Slowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slowed. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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