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decelerate

[dee-sel-uh-rayt] / diˈsɛl əˌreɪt /
VERB
slow down
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Strategists from Wells Fargo to Franklin Templeton were among those in recent weeks predicting the S&P 500 corporate earnings expansion would decelerate as higher interest rates, tariff pressures and elevated oil prices weigh on results.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Electric vehicles can also accelerate and decelerate much more quickly than conventional combustion cars, which Di Giulio says can cause motion sickness.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

“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

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

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

As Violet drives up, the world decelerates, and tiny details come into sharp focus.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

Google’s paid click volume has decelerated sequentially this year, falling from 13% growth in the first quarter to 8% in the third.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

Customer wins and revenue growth have decelerated, they warn.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

While that was up 50% from the previous quarter, revenue growth decelerated from the 140% jump between the first and second quarter of 2026, according to Wednesday’s Financial Times story.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Housing prices, a major spending category for consumers, have decelerated, he noted, and though the labor market remains solid, wage increases don’t seem to be pushing up consumer prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

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

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

Looking forward into 2027, Citi’s research finds that in years where earnings-per-share growth is positive but decelerating, global stocks tend to rise modestly at about 4% on average.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

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

I, on the other hand, power walked even during my leisure hours and had a hard time decelerating.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama


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