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decelerate

[dee-sel-uh-reyt] / 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

A soft number on Friday would validate Fed staff projections that monthly inflation readings should decelerate to levels consistent with 2% inflation now that tariff effects have worked through the system.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

They deliver powerful bursts of thrust that allow spacecraft to quickly accelerate, decelerate, climb, descend, or change position.

From Science Daily Jun. 10, 2026

But for fiscal 2026, the company expects same-store sales growth to decelerate to between 2.2% and 2.7%, with the midpoint of that range slightly below the current FactSet consensus of 2.5%.

From MarketWatch Mar. 12, 2026

In Darwin's scheme, the rate of change of an organism was generally fixed, while the rate of natural selection could be amplified to accelerate evolution or dampened to decelerate it.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

“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 decelerates the vehicle from about 350 miles per hour to about 17 miles per hour for a nice soft landing for the crew in the Pacific Ocean.

From Barron's Apr. 10, 2026

Analysts at Bank of America expect the BOC will resume cutting interest rates in April and June as core inflation decelerates.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 23, 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

The low hum of a centrifuge decelerates until it stops.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Headline annual inflation is expected to have decelerated in June to 3.0% from 3.2% previously, according to The Wall Street Journal’s poll of analysts.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 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

Annual sales growth has decelerated over the past five years through 2025, and is expected to slow further this year, leaving it less room to fend off threats like X Money.

From MarketWatch Apr. 16, 2026

And grocery prices also continued to outpace broader inflation but have decelerated, rising 4.1% for the latest month after a 4.8% increase in January.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 16, 2026

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

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

To start, investors are much more optimistic about the economy’s strength, and think it can handle a 5% yield without quickly decelerating.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

The study directly responds to research from a South Korean team that claimed the universe may have entered a period of decelerating expansion.

From Science Daily Aug. 29, 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

He amused himself by propping in mid-workout, decelerating rapidly and vaulting his jockey up onto his neck.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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