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slow motion

NOUN
slowest possible pace
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With piles of snow at every intersection and pedestrians moving in slow motion, I regularly bolted ahead and mounted obstacles like a fullback rushing for glory, leaving Sarah somewhere behind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

"It went in slow motion but so fast at the same time. It's all a bit of a blur."

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

This features a life-sized giraffe and a replica of an equestrian statue of Otto von Bismarck, the first chancellor of the German Empire, both constantly change shape in slow motion.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

It’s a slender exercise with too much slow motion and a ridiculous ending.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025

The girl took big, careful steps over the cracks in the ice, moving in wobbly slow motion.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu




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