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adjective

Definition of slowingnext
as in decelerating

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slowing

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noun

as in decrease

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slowing

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verb

present participle of slow
as in braking
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 Synonyms for slowing
  1. decrease
  2. braking
  3. inhibiting
  4. reduction
  5. deterioration
  6. failing
  7. decay
  8. decline
Noun
  • This decrease is attributed to a reduction in transactions at existing centers.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Gold prices tend to rise in anticipation of a conflict, but when action takes place, the price remains the same or decreases.
    Sanford Mann, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of decrease
Verb
  • According to the team, Protean hub motors equipped with recycled magnets will be installed on the front wheels, allowing energy recovery from braking to be stored in the battery.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Both attributed the drop in annual targets to struggles in China, while BMW also reported that issues with braking supplier Continental were also impacting its output.
    Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of braking
Verb
  • Depending on what's driving someone’s Cushing syndrome, treatment could be surgery or hormone-inhibiting medication.
    Angela Haupt, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Republicans would push legislation inhibiting gender-affirming care, corporate diversity initiatives and the teaching of critical race theory.
    Axios, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of inhibiting
Noun
  • Gauthier, who was mayor during most of the period in which the city achieved its historic drop in violent crime, believes East Palo Alto’s collaborative approach to crime reduction could be scaled up district-wide.
    Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • It’s widely believed that Republicans could usher in more tax cuts, albeit with reductions in spending too, in an era when U.S. debt has already soared to historic levels.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of reduction
Noun
  • The Chinese ruling party's past anxieties over regime security played a significant role in the rapid deterioration of the bilateral relationship.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The deterioration in Volkswagen’s prospects point to worsening conditions in the private sector in Germany.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of deterioration
Noun
  • Chinese media portray the chaos of the candidates and the campaign cycle as a symbol of the failings of American democracy.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Brazilian winger Antony, a favorite of Ten Hag’s from his time in charge of Dutch giants Ajax, exemplified the coach's transfer market failings.
    Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of failing
Noun
  • Adding low levels of fluoride to drinking water is widely considered one of the greatest public health achievements of the 20th century for its role in preventing tooth decay.
    Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
  • More than half of Californians and nearly 75% of U.S. residents live in communities where fluoride has been added to drinking water to prevent tooth decay, an intervention hailed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control as one of the 20th century’s greatest public health achievements.
    Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of decay
Noun
  • The Italian manufacturer is doing well compared to mass-market carmakers and luxury brands more exposed to China, where there’s been a decline in purchasing due to a protracted real estate crisis.
    Chris Morris, Fortune Europe, 5 Nov. 2024
  • But the stock suffered a steep decline in late afternoon trading, turning negative and briefly getting halted before recovering to a 5% gain to about $36 per share, equating to a roughly $210 million paper gain for Trump.
    Derek Saul, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of decline
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