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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slowing (down or up)
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The apartment construction boom that peaked in 2024-2025 is decelerating, with multifamily starts down 50% from 2022-2023 levels.—
Brad Hunter,
Forbes.com,
7 Jan. 2026 -
Subscriber growth has been decelerating after the 2024 surge as the company cracked down on password sharing.—
Todd Gordon,
CNBC,
9 Dec. 2025
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Beyond the slopes, winter musts include wildlife spotting in Grand Teton National Park, a sleigh ride through the National Elk Refuge, and strolling downtown Jackson, known for its iconic antler arches.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Jan. 2026
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Fouquet’s ideal for a special occasion dinner, date night, or an indulgent lunch after strolling along the Champs-Elysées.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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Cheng likes to build muni bond ladders, which means staggering the maturity dates of multiple bonds.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
29 Oct. 2025
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To get through the season and the playoffs, staggering the minutes of Green and Horford is logical, even with Quintin Post picking up some center minutes.—
Jannelle Moore,
Mercury News,
21 Oct. 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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Seattle is an outdoor lover’s paradise packed with things to do in all four seasons, from summer hiking and fall leaf-peeping to winter snow sports and ambling around downtown in the spring, when the rain starts to ease up and summer crowds haven't yet arrived.—
Scott Bay,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Jan. 2026
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Taken 34 more throw-ins than anyone in the division, but his game is about so much more than that particular set piece; has produced the most dribbles by a defender, is great on defensive duels and loves randomly ambling forward at all angles to cause carnage in the opposition third.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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Instead, the focus will be on shuffling bench pieces such as Yabusele or Jordan Clarkson.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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Many of those inmates have been there multiple times, shuffling out and back every three days in order to satisfy a technical requirement for how long they may be held.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2026
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Just over eight minutes were remaining on the clock when the buzz kicked up inside Spectrum Center again, all because the usual main attraction was sauntering to the scorer’s table.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Jan. 2026
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The mall’s closure was a personal loss for him and many others who made lifelong memories sauntering the retail space.—
Samantha Gowen,
Oc Register,
29 Dec. 2025
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The Guinea worm eradication program is inching closer to completion, with a mere 10 cases of the debilitating illness reported in 2025, the Carter Center announced on Friday.—
Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
2 Feb. 2026
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Since that milestone, Cathedral Catholic has gone 6-3-1, inching Lee closer to another standard — the section record of 511 victories set by Torrey Pines’ Dennis Costello, who retired in 2011 after 25 years.—
Steve Brand,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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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 7 Feb. 2026.
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