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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slowing (down or up)
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After months of mixed signals on the economy, recent jobs and inflation data suggest that the economy is, at the margin, decelerating.—
Randy Watts,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025 -
What’s more, rates of extinction may be decelerating, in part due to intensifying conservation efforts, particularly for mammals and birds.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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There’s strolling through car-free cities like Zermatt, known for iconic Matterhorn peak and charming streets lined with traditional Swiss chalets.—
Ronny Maye,
Essence,
22 Sep. 2025
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Video shows the bear calmly pulling open the fridge door, grabbing its prize, and strolling out to eat it in the yard.—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
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The young men in Bruins blue and gold staggering off the field afterwards dazed, confused.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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Roughly two-thirds of the state’s billionaires made their fortunes in finance and investments, including richest resident (former NYC mayor) Michael Bloomberg, who’s worth staggering $109 billion.—
Ella Malmgren,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 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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This shaded area is worth ambling through even if children are not in tow.—
Jeanine Barone,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Taking place over the course of one night in the title city and ambling along with a curious little cadence all its own, the movie catches you off guard with both its humor and its pathos.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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The video shows agents ducking for cover in front of two white vans while quickly shuffling detainees inside the facility, where an ICE agent frantically guided the detainees down a hallway.—
Peter D'Abrosca , Brooke Taylor,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Instead of shuffling through the deep cabinet shelves for small jars, attach rows of slim shelves with dowel rods to safely hold a few dozen spices.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Sep. 2025
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Lorde's Nashville concert basks in rebirth Lorde walked onto the stage, sauntering down a catwalk as synths pulsed and a white laser beam shined her way.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Sep. 2025
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The latest scramble completed, punctuating the next step in searching for a program-defining victory, Kelvin Durham took both hands and turned them into makeshift ear muffs while sauntering to the sideline.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Sep. 2025
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This offense, which ran those plays like core concepts during training camp, is inching closer to its identity; an identity influenced by McDaniels’ top lieutenants who have experience in offenses that sprouted from the Shanahan tree.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
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And the Hurricanes continue inching up in the AP top 25 poll as a result.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
14 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 29 Sep. 2025.
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