slowed (down or up)

verb

past tense of slow (down or up)
as in decelerated

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slowed (down or up)
  1. decelerated
  2. strolled
  3. staggered
  4. sauntered
  5. shuffled
  6. ambled
  7. inched
Verb
  • In June, wholesale inflation is expected to have decelerated slightly.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 10 July 2026
  • Growth rates have decelerated, and enterprise customers are consolidating vendors and scrutinizing renewal costs with new intensity.
    — Marc Joffe, Oc Register, 15 May 2026
Definition of decelerated
Verb
  • Cubans strolled along el Paseo del Prado promenade in the inky night, desperate to escape the stifling heat of their homes.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • More recently, Amal Clooney strolled through the South of France hand-in-hand with husband George in a black micro-mini with shorts peeking out underneath.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 4 July 2026
Definition of strolled
Verb
  • Employers staggered work schedules, commuters mapped alternate routes and many residents avoided the city altogether.
    — Andrea Clement, AJC.com, 17 July 2026
  • This proposal establishes staggered 18-year terms of active service, allowing every president to appoint exactly two justices per term.
    — Dale V.C. Holness, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026
Definition of staggered
Verb
  • Hippos surfaced around us, elephants sauntered along the water’s edge, and an African fish eagle called overhead.
    — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • The Princess Diaries actress proudly sauntered into The Albie Awards with her man on her arm back in 2023.
    — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026
Definition of sauntered
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  • Bulldozers shuffled right through the rubble to make roads that cut Gaza into separate sections.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • And before several services shuffled their rankings earlier this week, no QB ranked inside the top 20.
    — Grace Raynor, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of shuffled
Verb
  • Four days after the council vote, Leslie Ridings and Horton of the residents association stood outside the fenced off lot as two men with the group Vincor Construction ambled about driving stakes into the ground.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
  • Just as the second half of the Australia game was about to kick off, the Kiddies Parade started outside the baptist church and a series of floats ambled down Main Street, which was otherwise closed off.
    — Simon Hughes, New York Times, 23 June 2026
Definition of ambled
Verb
  • In stock markets abroad, indexes inched higher in Europe following a stronger finish in Asia.
    — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
  • After-sun skin care orders rose 46%, and orders for split ACs rose 41%, while demand for outdoor misting systems inched up 24%.
    — Vidhi Choudhary, Fortune, 7 July 2026
Definition of inched
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“Slowed (down or up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slowed%20%28down%20or%20up%29. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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