slowing (down)

present participle of slow (down)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for slowing (down)
Verb
  • As a major ally to China, South Africa recently intensified pressure to move the embassy in July ahead of another meeting in November that Xi is expected to attend—attempting to signal that South Africa was weakening ties with Taiwan, as China had demanded.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The economy has slowed, weakening the labor market and forcing the Federal Reserve last week to trim its benchmark short-term interest rate by a quarter percentage point as inflation edges up and amid ongoing tariff uncertainty.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Now that much of the nation has begun the transition to cheaper winter gasoline and with driving demand seasonally tapering off as temperatures dip, gas prices face additional downward pressure.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The system is expected to start to show late Wednesday, with the brunt hitting on Thursday before tapering off Friday and into the weekend.
    Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In its complaint, the FTC said the scanners failed in several cases to detect weapons in schools while flagging harmless personal items like binders and water bottles.
    Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The Fed may have seen the quarter-point interest rate cut on September 17 as necessary because the labor market is flagging.
    Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Slowing (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slowing%20%28down%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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