slowing (down)

verb

present participle of slow (down)
as in dying (down)

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  1. weakening
  2. slackening
  3. tapering off
  4. flagging
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  • The German lender notes a growing divergence between the nation's weakening fiscal position and its thriving corporate balance sheets.
    — Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 9 July 2026
  • The effect results in the typical east-to-west trade winds weakening or even sometimes reversing, allowing warmer water from the western Pacific to move eastward.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of weakening
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  • Another factor was the slackening appeal of industrial companies, which had long absorbed the greatest number of young graduates.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
  • Hammers tapped slackening fibers and instead of the pleasant overtones of a major scale, a nauseating cacophony swelled from the instrument’s wooden belly.
    — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 21 Jan. 2026
Definition of slackening
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  • The first-round showers and storms will move eastward through the rest of Saturday morning with the activity tapering off in the early afternoon.
    — Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 6 June 2026
  • For most movies, the opening weekend is the most lucrative, with ticket sales tapering off from there.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 31 May 2026
Definition of tapering off
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  • Soon after his arrest, both Canary Mission and Betar boasted of their role in flagging Khalil’s noncitizen status to the government.
    — Jake Offenhartz, Fortune, 15 July 2026
  • Health systems can take simple steps, like adding validated alcohol screening questions to their electronic health records or flagging high-risk patients, to identify more people in need of treatment.
    — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 14 July 2026
Definition of flagging
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“Slowing (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slowing%20%28down%29. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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