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as in leisurely
moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed
because of the holiday, traffic to the beach was particularly slow slow readers
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as in dumb
not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily
we love our bulldog though he's a little slower than our German shepherd
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as in sleepy
lacking in gaiety, movement, or animation
a slow day on Wall Street
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as in boring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest
the first half of the movie is slow, but then it gets exciting
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as in to brake
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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as in slowly
at a pace that is less than usual, desirable, or expected
you need to go slow with this experiment, or you'll make mistakes
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Recent Examples of slow
Kennington Smith Iii, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
Increase the healing amount of Frozen Chi from 50 to 75, and the slow effect on enemies from 20% to 30%.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Yun Li, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
When production slowed in Taiwan, the ripple effect caused billions of dollars in losses worldwide.
Strategy:
Source from multiple suppliers: Avoid reliance on a single country, region, or partner.
—Kevin Kruse, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 27 Jan. 2025
Driving slow on the side streets, intermittently listening to country western, the only station the sprinter van gets Phillips said with a chuckle, the team peered into doorways and dead-ends where some people set up camp.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
The catalyst in those defeats were slow starts — Alabama dug early, double-digit first-half deficits which resulted in consecutive wire-to-wire losses.
—Kennington Smith Iii, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
Increase the healing amount of Frozen Chi from 50 to 75, and the slow effect on enemies from 20% to 30%.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
Berkshire’s investment gains from its portfolio holdings slowed sharply, however, in the fourth quarter, to $5.2 billion from $29.1 billion in the year-earlier period.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
When production slowed in Taiwan, the ripple effect caused billions of dollars in losses worldwide.
Strategy:
Source from multiple suppliers: Avoid reliance on a single country, region, or partner.
—Kevin Kruse, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Adverb
Eat slow: Rather than rushing your meal in five minutes, slow things down.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 27 Jan. 2025
Driving slow on the side streets, intermittently listening to country western, the only station the sprinter van gets Phillips said with a chuckle, the team peered into doorways and dead-ends where some people set up camp.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slow
Adjective
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Ahead of you lies a day—or a week, a summer, or a lifetime—of leisurely unwinding.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Mar. 2025
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The event should take about two hours walking at a leisurely pace.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Ratajkowski has been fighting the stereotype of the dumb model from the beginning of her career.—
Daniel Jackson,
Allure,
18 July 2017
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Ninety nine percent of all NFL players are explicitly not dumb.—
Andy Benoit,
The MMQB,
10 July 2017
Adjective
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At around 270 square miles, Menorca charms travelers with its sleepy villages (like Fornells and Binibeca), history (centuries-old lighthouses and archaeological sites), local wines, and under-the-radar beaches.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
AFAR Media,
26 Feb. 2025
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The story of this estate began when the original owners transported two period buildings from Melbourne to a sleepy farm town along the Murray River.—
Natalie Hoberman,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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The whole thing also looks pretty—budget and midrange phones tend to be super boring, but the Pixel 8A has a smart design with a matte rear texture.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
28 Feb. 2025
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Buck is a loquacious, glad-handing oaf who has a boring way with a witty story, and is marked for death.—
Fred Schruers,
IndieWire,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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According to witnesses and vehicle data, the teen didn’t brake or take evasive maneuvers in the seconds leading up to the crash.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2025
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While the jobs market always turns down last, Szilagyi remains convinced the Fed will continue to brake the economy.—
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CNBC,
18 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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These effects [known as magnetic braking] lead to the pulsar spinning more slowly as time goes on.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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For curly hair, use a diffuser to slowly dry strands, using hands to define curls and separate strands as needed.—
Marie Bladt,
Vogue,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Thank you Hallie for thinking of me and putting my name in your stupid brother's ear.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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That would have been a stupid question just about anywhere else, but the exhibition was by Laura Owens, a painter with a penchant for trickery, and the venue was Matthew Marks Gallery in New York, whose press release for Owens’s latest outing offered little in the way of explanation.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The Oscar-winning actor and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead by maintenance workers Wednesday.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2025
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On March 5, 1982, Belushi was found dead at his Chateau Marmont bungalow.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Slow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slow. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
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