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Recent Examples of decelerate The trio gets its juice from a 6.0-kWh battery pack that can be recharged while decelerating. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024 Growth has decelerated from 34% YoY in Q1 and 27% YoY in Q2, but MRR trends point to growth stabilizing around 26% or reaccelerating slightly come Q4 and into 2025 with some pricing and merchant growth tailwinds. Beth Kindig, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024 The firm expects revenue growth to decelerate in the face of increasing competition from Eli Lilly’s GLP-1 medication. Brian Evans, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2024 Dragging against the air began to slow the vehicle down before the Crew Dragon deployed parachutes that further decelerated its descent. Jackie Wattles, CNN, 15 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for decelerate 

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“Decelerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decelerate. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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