as in loosened
not tightly fastened, tied, or stretched
slackened lines
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as in relaxed
to make less taut
you'll need to slacken the rope a bit to get it free of that post
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as in slowed
to cause to move or proceed at a less rapid pace
drivers need to slacken their speed as they approach the sharp curve
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Recent Examples of slackened
Matthew Villafane,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Pumping in recent years has slackened to an average of 705,000 acre-feet.
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Allen Best,
Denver Post,
14 June 2026
Contributors tried their hand at the remainder, but with so few implications left, many people drifted away; Tao’s updates slackened from their near-daily cadence to once every few weeks.
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Quanta Magazine,
8 June 2026
The pace of killings slackened, with cadres told to reeducate rather than exterminate those who’d strayed.
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Matthew Campbell,
Bloomberg,
22 May 2026
The year before, the e-commerce platform eliminated 500 jobs, or about 4 percent of its personnel, after online spending slackened post-pandemic.
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Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
27 Feb. 2026
And while Braum’s has recently slackened its former rule of not venturing 300 miles from the farm (that number is now 330 miles), Beuchaw says the company does not plan to inch out any further.
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Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
The potential for sharp, disputatious cultural criticism has arguably slackened.
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David Remnick,
New Yorker,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
Friday night weather The ferociously high winds that moved through the region Thursday have since slackened, but breezy conditions will linger through the weekend.
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Matthew Villafane,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Pumping in recent years has slackened to an average of 705,000 acre-feet.
—
Allen Best,
Denver Post,
14 June 2026
Contributors tried their hand at the remainder, but with so few implications left, many people drifted away; Tao’s updates slackened from their near-daily cadence to once every few weeks.
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Quanta Magazine,
8 June 2026
The pace of killings slackened, with cadres told to reeducate rather than exterminate those who’d strayed.
—
Matthew Campbell,
Bloomberg,
22 May 2026
The year before, the e-commerce platform eliminated 500 jobs, or about 4 percent of its personnel, after online spending slackened post-pandemic.
—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
27 Feb. 2026
And while Braum’s has recently slackened its former rule of not venturing 300 miles from the farm (that number is now 330 miles), Beuchaw says the company does not plan to inch out any further.
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Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
The potential for sharp, disputatious cultural criticism has arguably slackened.
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David Remnick,
New Yorker,
2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slackened
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Hence shirt jackets and safari jackets in linen and leather came to the fore, as did denim Bermudas, linen polos and lots of lifestyle knits amid its more formal, full-canvas tailoring — styled with a loosened tie.
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For now, though, Detroit’s automakers are leaning into the lucre that comes from selling millions of fossil-fuel vehicles in a rare moment of loosened regulation.
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Response efforts were slowed as debris blocked roads and live wires created hazardous conditions.
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Gymshark’s growth has slowed as competition has intensified and consumers have become more cautious about spending.
Adjective
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Diving for loose balls, boxing out, guarding whoever Steve Kerr told him to, and occasionally making a basket.
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Tempers flared late in the fourth quarter when Kings center Dylan Cardwell and Nets guard Egor Demin wrestled for a loose ball.
Verb
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One was definitely not the fault of the Ojai; another driver cut across our path and the Ojai braked hard.
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The driver of a Ford Escape steered to the right and braked hard but was unable to avoid a collision with the Kia in the right shoulder and right lane area of the highway, according to the warrant affidavit.
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“Slackened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slackened. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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