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a usually gradual decrease in the pace or level of activity of something
disease experts are encouraged by the recent slowdown in the spread of the virus
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Recent Examples of slow (down)
Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2024
Economists are bracing for a report that may show a slowdown in hiring as the economy adjusts to higher interest rates.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Thanksgiving usually sees a slowdown in cases reported across most diseases, because of delays in testing and reporting around the holiday as well as changes in people going to the doctor.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2024
The big picture: The AI era is proving lucrative for media publishers looking to offset a slowdown in ads and subscription fatigue.
OpenAI is paying Dotdash Meredith a minimum of roughly $16 million per year to license its content, per Adweek.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The discussion of what TV content is resonating with audiences globally also followed last year’s Hollywood actors and writers strikes and a slowdown in new TV production by the major studios and streamers.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2024
Economists are bracing for a report that may show a slowdown in hiring as the economy adjusts to higher interest rates.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Thanksgiving usually sees a slowdown in cases reported across most diseases, because of delays in testing and reporting around the holiday as well as changes in people going to the doctor.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2024
The big picture: The AI era is proving lucrative for media publishers looking to offset a slowdown in ads and subscription fatigue.
OpenAI is paying Dotdash Meredith a minimum of roughly $16 million per year to license its content, per Adweek.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slow (down)
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The decline in childhood vaccination rates threaten herd immunity and will ultimately allow diseases that were thought to be eradicated to reappear.Omer Awan, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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The decline may not seem like a lot, but even a small shift matters in close elections — especially in battleground states with large union memberships, such as Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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Too much water can cause the fibers to weaken, become brittle, and break.Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
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In addition, hiring has slowed a bit in recent months, raising the risk that the economy could weaken in the coming months.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Ukraine's deployment of new homegrown ballistic missiles could be on the horizon, with little sign that Western restrictions on weapons able to fire deep into Russian territory will be slackened despite grinding but consistent Russian gains in the country's east.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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That has left hurricane forecasters trying to move beyond these categories and convey the risk of storm surge and flooding, so people will still evacuate even if wind speeds slacken.Alec Luhn, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024
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Mitch Marner’s tying goal was called back for being offside and the team needed to go back to the drawing board to score as the power play was in another slump.Omar White, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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In the past three years, Sony’s stock (SONY) has started to break out of a decades-long slump.John Towfighi, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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When women are flagged by a positive drug test result, other aspects of their lives can quickly come under suspicion.Shoshana Walter, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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That material also flagged REI being committed to the Social & Labor Convergence Program among other things.Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Pinecone Drop is one of Arizona's many variations on the traditional ball drop to ring in the new year; Prescott drops a boot and Yuma used to drop a head of lettuce.Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
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Equipped with a countdown, special toast and balloon drop, this is your last chance to see Crockett ahead of his 2025 hype.Mars Salazar, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Dec. 2024
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With fewer solar storms in the weeks following the equinox, auroral activity naturally tapered off.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Precipitation chances taper off by Thursday morning.Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
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The degree of retardation is usually mild, but can be moderate to severe.Mark Cohen, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2012
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The criteria were: episodes that last no longer than 2 months, and that do not include suicidal feelings, psychotic symptoms, psychomotor retardation, or feelings of worthlessness.Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 15 Mar. 2013
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“Slow (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slow%20%28down%29. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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