slo-mo noun

Examples of slo-mo in a Sentence

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Nor does Coppola do her lead or the film any favors by continually cutting away to slo-mo scenes of Anderson twirling around outside and staring forlornly at the horizon, which gives off heavy student-film vibes. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2025 Then the slo-mo singers return, and not even the usually propulsive conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin can give this clunker some zip. Justin Davidson, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025 The swirling camera work during some of the acceptance speeches felt like the red carpet slo-mo booth had broken out of its enclosure. Stephanie Goodman, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025 Some slo-mo dancing paired with royalty-free-sounding EDM does not make the crew look cool or convince me this is a fun time. Emma Soren, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for slo-mo 

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of slo-mo was in 1967

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“Slo-mo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slo-mo. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.

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slo-mo

noun
slo-mo adjective
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