as in to slow
to cause to move or proceed at a less rapid pace
she decelerated the car as we entered the school zone
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Recent Examples of decelerate
The firm expects revenue growth to decelerate in the face of increasing competition from Eli Lilly’s GLP-1 medication.
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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
Were housing costs to decelerate in 2025 that may bring down inflation faster, perhaps enabling greater flexibility on interest rates.
—Simon Moore, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Security footage shows that the multimillion-dollar jet accelerated on the runway but suddenly decelerated and overran the end of the runway, the report said.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2024
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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
Were housing costs to decelerate in 2025 that may bring down inflation faster, perhaps enabling greater flexibility on interest rates.
—Simon Moore, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Security footage shows that the multimillion-dollar jet accelerated on the runway but suddenly decelerated and overran the end of the runway, the report said.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Decelerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decelerate. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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