as in deceleration
a usually gradual decrease in the pace or level of activity of something
there's always a braking in sales after lunch
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as in slowing
to cause to move or proceed at a less rapid pace
braked the car sharply when someone pulled out in front of us
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Recent Examples of braking
New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2026
Drivers should also be prepared for sudden changes in visibility, maintain extra distance between vehicles, and avoid sudden braking or acceleration—especially on hills or sharp turns.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Drive smarter, not faster Speeding, rapid acceleration and hard braking are some of the biggest fuel drains.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Several other passengers recalled the same hard braking and believed that pilot Forest put the plane into reverse thrust to slow it down just seconds before the crash.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
The 2026 Honda Accord features a standard collision mitigation braking system, a road departure mitigation system and traffic sign recognition.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
The new One Box brake system helps recuperate some energy under braking.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 24 Mar. 2026
Its DriveWell Fusion platform ingests sensor data from millions of devices and fuses it with contextual information, creating a unified view of how people actually drive, from hard braking and speeding to phone distraction.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
The company’s electronic logging devices flagged Weldekeal Araya 36 times for speeding and 10 times for hard braking in the week leading up to the crash, but none of those incidents were addressed by management.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
Matthew Daly, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
The rear light flares bright when braking to add visibility for trailing riders and drivers.
—Erica Zazo, Outside, 27 Mar. 2026
Passengers on board the stricken flight paid tribute to the dead pilots for their quick reactions and braking to minimize the impact.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
The braking setup is also borrowed, with 290-mm discs, but they are held by Brembo Stylema four-pot radial calipers as opposed to Kawasaki’s in-house units on the ZX-4RR.
—New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2026
The mixer uses an EBI braking system that recovers up to 30% of energy.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026
The team was particularly interested in stillage’s possible integration into energy storing supercapacitor electrodes, which are used in everything from consumer electronics, to automobile braking systems, to utility grids.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 25 Mar. 2026
Tracks such as Shanghai, meanwhile, feature more corners and braking zones, so this factor the drivers and many fans don’t like is much reduced.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Another teaches panic braking techniques, allowing students to activate a vehicle's anti-lock braking system, or ABS, to stop safely.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Noun
Ducati says this is to avoid unintentional engagement of neutral during the last and most crucial stage of braking.
—New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2026
Drivers should also be prepared for sudden changes in visibility, maintain extra distance between vehicles, and avoid sudden braking or acceleration—especially on hills or sharp turns.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Drive smarter, not faster Speeding, rapid acceleration and hard braking are some of the biggest fuel drains.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Several other passengers recalled the same hard braking and believed that pilot Forest put the plane into reverse thrust to slow it down just seconds before the crash.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
The 2026 Honda Accord features a standard collision mitigation braking system, a road departure mitigation system and traffic sign recognition.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
The new One Box brake system helps recuperate some energy under braking.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 24 Mar. 2026
Its DriveWell Fusion platform ingests sensor data from millions of devices and fuses it with contextual information, creating a unified view of how people actually drive, from hard braking and speeding to phone distraction.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
The company’s electronic logging devices flagged Weldekeal Araya 36 times for speeding and 10 times for hard braking in the week leading up to the crash, but none of those incidents were addressed by management.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
And drivers should avoid hard acceleration and braking whenever possible, and skip premium gas if their cars allow it, the magazine said.
—Matthew Daly, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
The rear light flares bright when braking to add visibility for trailing riders and drivers.
—Erica Zazo, Outside, 27 Mar. 2026
Passengers on board the stricken flight paid tribute to the dead pilots for their quick reactions and braking to minimize the impact.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
The braking setup is also borrowed, with 290-mm discs, but they are held by Brembo Stylema four-pot radial calipers as opposed to Kawasaki’s in-house units on the ZX-4RR.
—New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2026
The mixer uses an EBI braking system that recovers up to 30% of energy.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026
The team was particularly interested in stillage’s possible integration into energy storing supercapacitor electrodes, which are used in everything from consumer electronics, to automobile braking systems, to utility grids.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 25 Mar. 2026
Tracks such as Shanghai, meanwhile, feature more corners and braking zones, so this factor the drivers and many fans don’t like is much reduced.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Another teaches panic braking techniques, allowing students to activate a vehicle's anti-lock braking system, or ABS, to stop safely.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for braking
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In its most recent quarterly results, Microsoft’s closely watched Azure cloud-computing division posted a slight deceleration in growth from the prior quarter.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Do note, though, that the airbag will activate only in frontal accidents and under certain deceleration conditions.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Mar. 2026
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Anthropic, whose policies bar it from enabling fully autonomous weapons or domestic mass surveillance, resisted on these points, slowing negotiations for an overhauled deal.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Topbag duffel slides right over your suitcase handle thanks to the trolley sleeve, instantly extending your packing space without slowing you down.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Everrati's left pedal operates pads on discs in the normal fashion, but the motors also give powerful regenerative retardation when the accelerator is lifted.—
Mike Duff,
Car and Driver,
18 June 2021
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The policy of retardation of submarine technology ended right after the beginning of the Anglo-German naval race (marked by the German Naval Laws of 1898 and 1900).—
chicagotribune.com,
chicagotribune.com,
28 July 2017
Noun
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Estrogen decline is linked to higher total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and triglycerides.—
Amy Brownstein,
Verywell Health,
1 Apr. 2026
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Microsoft saw its stock fall 23% over the first quarter, more than the 7% decline of the tech-heavy NASDAQ, marking the worst quarter for its share price since 2008.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Consider a misting device or a drop fountain.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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With a $300 price drop, this is a rare chance to grab a professional-grade, 49-inch curved monitor for a mid-range price.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
2 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, the economic slowdown in China and ballooning public debt in the United States are in part due to the two powers’ aging populations.—
John Rennie Short,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
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Memory stocks — Shares built on Friday’s slight rebound in these names after a major sell-off in the stocks due to Google research that investors feared could preview a slowdown in chip demand.—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Braking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/braking. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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