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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slowing (down or up)
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That value is decelerating, researchers said, meaning each generation is adding less time than the last.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025 -
The company's revenue and stock price growth rates are decelerating, with future explosive growth challenged by market saturation and elusive AI investment returns.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Matilda accessorized with a red purse, strolling down the street with a friend.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Jim Marshall, the legendary photographer behind some of music’s most iconic images — including Johnny Cash flipping off the camera at San Quentin and Dylan strolling through Greenwich Village — was one of the few granted the Grateful Dead’s trust.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Dish was losing money, staggering under $21 billion in debt and hemorrhaging pay TV subscribers.—
Monica Hunter-Hart,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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An instrument that should be reserved for unfair foreign competition is staggering the world economy (and ours) with no apparent logic other than malice or mischief.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Aug. 2025
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Gisin hopes that by fooling around with measurements of these more exotic states, physicists will come to better understand the role of measurement in general.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Aug. 2025
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Declan Rice took his sweet time ambling over to take their corners.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
1 Sep. 2025
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If ambling is more your vibe, wander the town’s narrow backstreets lined in pastel-colored houses and dotted with boutiques.—
Mary Winston Nicklin,
AFAR Media,
7 Apr. 2025
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The three actors were filming a lighthearted scene, shuffling excitedly between a hot sauna and cold plunge, when Reeves’ foot caught on some flooring.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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The film essentially takes place entirely within an under-20-minute timeline, showing the same events from a shuffling deck of points of view.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
2 Sep. 2025
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Rushing enjoyed every last bit of it, sauntering up the first-base line before discarding his lumber and starting his trot, soaking in the biggest swing of his first months as a Dodger.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
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And, with the adjacent Looking Glass Arch, ULUM guests can enjoy even more sandstone sauntering within steps of camp.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Aug. 2025
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This, of course, all happens with the 2026 FIFA World Cup inching closer.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
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On the floor next to them, a small gray, white and yellow cockatiel named Russel is seen slowly inching closer while whistling a song.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Slowing (down or up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slowing%20%28down%20or%20up%29. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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