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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Shiseido’s 2024 operating profit tanked 73.1 percent year-on-year, as China’s economic growth continued to decelerate and the country’s duty-free retail market Hainan Island faced ongoing challenges.
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Jennifer Weil, WWD, 10 Feb. 2025
Inflation across the country decelerated a bit and behaved pretty much exactly as economists expected, according to the measure that the Federal Reserve prefers to use.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
Puig, for instance, said overall beauty market business growth during the holiday season was moderate versus the rest of the year’s gains, which decelerated throughout the year.
—Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 25 Feb. 2025
In some positive news, the landslide has decelerated since the time of NASA's analysis.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
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Jennifer Weil, WWD, 10 Feb. 2025
Inflation across the country decelerated a bit and behaved pretty much exactly as economists expected, according to the measure that the Federal Reserve prefers to use.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
Puig, for instance, said overall beauty market business growth during the holiday season was moderate versus the rest of the year’s gains, which decelerated throughout the year.
—Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 25 Feb. 2025
In some positive news, the landslide has decelerated since the time of NASA's analysis.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Decelerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decelerate. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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