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decelerate

[dee-sel-uh-rayt] / diˈsɛl əˌreɪt /
VERB
slow down
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“Unison singing of regular song structures makes the hearts of the singers accelerate and decelerate simultaneously,” it states.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

Executives said they saw demand decelerate in April, particularly in Nike’s sportswear and Jordan streetwear segments, as shoppers put off discretionary purchases amid concerns about the Iran war and higher costs overall.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026

It's very light but strong enough to produce the drag that we need to decelerate.

From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026

"You just decelerate so much before corners," Norris said.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026

Where virtually all horses decelerate and often drift out as they try to negotiate corners, Seabiscuit was capable of holding a tight line while accelerating dramatically.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

The plane decelerates rapidly from a ground speed of 598 knots to 390 knots in 45 seconds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

“Even if growth in data center decelerates slightly next year,” the analysts said Texas Instruments’ total revenue should be able to grow by about 20%.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

“It could just be the de-ce. I don’t know,” Redick said, alluding to the way Doncic decelerates with the ball in his hands.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2025

Cloud revenue growth decelerates to 22% from 24.5% in the first quarter.

From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025

I hold myself steady as the bus decelerates and pulls to the curb.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher

While going down a TikTok rabbit hole on car tech, she was alarmed by one clip in which a woman of similarly short stature said her car decelerated after she briefly slouched.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Shelter costs decelerated, showing the slowest pace of increase in more than five years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Growth in cloud applications decelerated by 2 percentage points on a sequential basis, to 9%, “keeping the SaaSpocalypse theory alive,” according to Thill.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026

The step up between the final months of 2025 and early 2026 was attributed to "upturns in government spending and exports and an acceleration in investment," while consumer spending decelerated.

From Barron's ● May 28, 2026

First, we descended from Hermes, and decelerated our orbital velocity so we could start falling properly.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

By measuring how strongly the expansion was decelerating, researchers hoped to determine how much matter was actually out there.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026

The statistics bureau said the headline slowdown was primarily driven by decelerating gasoline price growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

Investor concerns about decelerating growth have weighed on the company’s shares, analysts said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Declining oil prices are likely to send the main PCE index decelerating to around 3.5% by year-end, top Fed officials and Wall Street economists predict.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026

On the backstretch, he was going along smoothly when, without warning, he threw his forelegs forward and propped, decelerating rapidly and dropping back through the field.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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