as in brakes
to cause to move or proceed at a less rapid pace
if you don't slow your delivery down a bit, your speech will be over too soon
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Recent Examples of slows
Yes, the business slows down for a week every few months.
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Tori Dunlap, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
This coupling effectively slows the electrons down, ultimately causing the material to lose its conductivity and become an insulator.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
When that happens, the FAA slows traffic into some airports to ensure safe operations.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
When your nervous system is coherent, time slows down.
—Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
Raising rates, or keeping them higher for longer, on the other hand, slows spending to keep inflation in check.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
The compound 1,8-cineole, however, boosted IFN in a different way, by turning off a gene (TIPARP) that normally slows down this immune response.
—New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2025
Plus, dates are rich in fiber, which boosts gut health and slows down the absorption of sugar in the body, said Rabia De Latour, MD, a gastroenterologist and assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2025
Accessibility is top of mind for Lee as luxury consumer spending slows.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Tori Dunlap, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
This coupling effectively slows the electrons down, ultimately causing the material to lose its conductivity and become an insulator.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
When that happens, the FAA slows traffic into some airports to ensure safe operations.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
When your nervous system is coherent, time slows down.
—Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
Raising rates, or keeping them higher for longer, on the other hand, slows spending to keep inflation in check.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
The compound 1,8-cineole, however, boosted IFN in a different way, by turning off a gene (TIPARP) that normally slows down this immune response.
—New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2025
Plus, dates are rich in fiber, which boosts gut health and slows down the absorption of sugar in the body, said Rabia De Latour, MD, a gastroenterologist and assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2025
Accessibility is top of mind for Lee as luxury consumer spending slows.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slows
Verb
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My take on Don’t Think is that becoming overly cerebral, stuck exclusively in my head, inhibits flow.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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Using comparative molecular biology with human cGAS – which actually inhibits DNA repair – the scientists found that the naked mole-rat's enzyme has four key changes that facilitate the important work that extends their lifespan and keeps them healthy and disease-free for a remarkably long time.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Inertia hinders many consumers from seeking out higher rates.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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But biologists know relatively little about how these aggressive cells function, which hinders knowledge of cancer progression and resistance.—
Perri Thaler,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Slows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slows. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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