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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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The Arboretum is most impressive and can be accessed by strolling to the back of the Gardens and exiting a gate, before entering this tree-laden landscape.—
Jeanine Barone,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Shop along Bahnhofstrasse, strolling down Zermatt’s car-free streets and breathing in its pollution-free air.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2025
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As Devers launched his 30th home run of the season into the right field seats at Coors Field, Colorado starting pitcher Kyle Freeland took exception to the slugger slowly staggering out of the batter's box, watching the flight of the ball.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 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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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 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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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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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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While the entire route is clearly visible, the plane has only just departed, inching forward along a tiny fraction of the long arc ahead.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 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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“Slowing (down or up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slowing%20%28down%20or%20up%29. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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