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as in leisurely
moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed
because of the holiday, traffic to the beach was particularly slow slow readers
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as in dumb
not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily
we love our bulldog though he's a little slower than our German shepherd
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as in sleepy
lacking in gaiety, movement, or animation
a slow day on Wall Street
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as in boring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest
the first half of the movie is slow, but then it gets exciting
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as in to brake
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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as in slowly
at a pace that is less than usual, desirable, or expected
you need to go slow with this experiment, or you'll make mistakes
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Recent Examples of slow
Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
Ancient astronomers knew of these slow shifts in the night sky, according to Dorian Gieseler Greenbaum, who teaches cultural astronomy and astrology at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Speed throttling happens when internet providers intentionally slow your connection during heavy use.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Cory Turner, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
Some clogs may be visible from the top of your drain that will also indicate a slow-draining sink.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Made with slow-cooker apple butter that runs through the center of the cake batter like a tunnel, this dense cake has notes of fall spice in every bite.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
Ancient astronomers knew of these slow shifts in the night sky, according to Dorian Gieseler Greenbaum, who teaches cultural astronomy and astrology at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
The game also has a new-to-the-series sanity meter, which drains when Hinako uses focus attacks that slow down combat to give Hinako an edge.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Speed throttling happens when internet providers intentionally slow your connection during heavy use.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Adverb
But court records show enrolling in an alternative has been slow-going for months.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
Some clogs may be visible from the top of your drain that will also indicate a slow-draining sink.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slow
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Drip coffee and pour-overs are closest to the leisurely style enjoyed in Ethiopia, whereas Italian espresso culture was designed to create a more rapid approach.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Bedoya said the residence is dubbed Asolare, which in Italian means to pass time in a delightful, leisurely way.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Free speech covers the jokes, the satire, the parodies—even the dumb, crass, or offensive ones.—
Lizz Winstead,
Time,
27 Sep. 2025
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On the flipside, Kimmel, like everyone else with a boss, is not protected against saying dumb stuff and getting fired.—
Matt Fleming,
Oc Register,
25 Sep. 2025
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He’s played with the perfect amount of sleepy charm by the always-great Benicio Del Toro.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Odenkirk plays an unassuming substitute sheriff with a troubled past who, after moving to a small, sleepy town to take the temp sheriff post, responds to a bank robbery and unknowingly uncovers something far more explosive.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
22 Sep. 2025
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And producers are looking again for the serious, boring money with no strings attached.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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The resulting larvae both look and act like screws, boring and twisting into the animal while feasting on its living flesh.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Strong, random gusts of wind caught out plenty, suddenly changing grip levels and even braking points and littering the track with leaves and branches.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
22 Sep. 2025
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During 600 miles of testing, vehicles with the CCM software endured 85% fewer hard-braking incidents and spent 70% less time stopped in traffic.—
Stuart Dyos,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The contest started slowly with the first three drives resulting in punts.—
Erik Anderson,
Boston Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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In the unofficial demo, the humanoid responds to voice commands slowly and takes awkward pauses.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The real star of this episode, however, was Gretchen Christine Beauté and her stupid Lara Croft outfit.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Among the colorful cast of rogues, villains, queens and clergymen, Andre The Giant stands out as the young suitor’s kind-hearted but stupid brute.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The person was pronounced dead on the scene by the police department's airport division officers.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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Sunday morning, and airport division officers declared the stowaway dead on scene, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said.—
Ayesha Ali,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Slow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slow. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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