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decelerate

[dee-sel-uh-reyt] / diˈsɛl əˌreɪt /
VERB
slow down
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“While there are indeed factors contributing to ‘over-earning’ today, our base case is for S&P 500 earnings growth to decelerate, not collapse, in coming years,” they said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

“Unison singing of regular song structures makes the hearts of the singers accelerate and decelerate simultaneously,” it states.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 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

Shelter costs for Canadians continue to decelerate, rising 1.7% for the latest month, marking the first time in almost five years shelter expenses have advanced by less than 2%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 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

“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

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

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

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

Furthermore, core prices have decelerated and the economy is operating with spare capacity, which should put a limit on price increases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 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

Still, inflation excluding the effect of indirect taxes has decelerated each month this year, slowing to 1.9% last month from 2.5% at the end of 2025.

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

He said AI capital spending — with the four major hyperscalers looking to spend $700 billion on AI infrastructure this year — is actually accelerating, not decelerating.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026

Now it was decelerating with metal efficiency in the upper Martian atmospheres.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury




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