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
Fire progress slowed as the fire crested some of the initial ridges and began backing downhill.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Woolen was running stride-for-stride with Pearsall but misplayed the ball and slowed down while the second-year wideout kept moving forward.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Even as the hysteria over the absurdist subgenre has slowed, Mosele said the characters have transcended the digital realm and become an indelible part of pop culture.
—Safiyah Riddle, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Private sector hiring slowed from around 200,000 jobs a month in late 2024 to just 19,000 in June 2025.
—Jill Schulman, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Job growth slowed to a crawl in August, and the unemployment rate rose to its highest level in nearly four years, indicating the US labor market is growing stagnant.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Broader business uncertainty over the levies also has slowed private-sector hiring generally.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Washington was slowed and rolled on his side near the 20-yard line.
—Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2025
The meeting seemed like additional, bureaucratic oversight that just slowed them down even more.
—Nelson P. Repenning, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Woolen was running stride-for-stride with Pearsall but misplayed the ball and slowed down while the second-year wideout kept moving forward.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Even as the hysteria over the absurdist subgenre has slowed, Mosele said the characters have transcended the digital realm and become an indelible part of pop culture.
—Safiyah Riddle, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Private sector hiring slowed from around 200,000 jobs a month in late 2024 to just 19,000 in June 2025.
—Jill Schulman, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Job growth slowed to a crawl in August, and the unemployment rate rose to its highest level in nearly four years, indicating the US labor market is growing stagnant.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Broader business uncertainty over the levies also has slowed private-sector hiring generally.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Washington was slowed and rolled on his side near the 20-yard line.
—Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2025
The meeting seemed like additional, bureaucratic oversight that just slowed them down even more.
—Nelson P. Repenning, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slowed
Verb
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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
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Crash construction data showed Mefford sped up to nearly 58 miles per hour from 40 miles per hour, then braked about half a second before the crash, according to Post-Tribune archives.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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However, growth has recently decelerated.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Furniture price growth picked up in July, while apparel price growth decelerated and appliance prices declined outright.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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For example, one study found that breast cancer cell growth was stimulated by low concentrations of genistein and inhibited by higher concentrations.—
Jocelyn Solis-Moreira,
Flow Space,
3 Sep. 2025
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In lab studies, lignans from flaxseed inhibited the growth of tumor cells.—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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When asked why all shoppers didn’t get the notice, an Amazon spokesperson said the notice was sent to customers who registered for the Prime Invitee Program between the program's launch in 2009 and 2015, when the program stopped accepting new members.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Providence is on a mission after being stopped two years in a row in the supersectional round.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Slowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slowed. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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