Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slowing (down)
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But the central bank is now shifting focus to a weakening labor market, as job growth has slowed in recent months.—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025 -
Amodei’s comments come as recent data points to a labor market that is weakening quicker than expected.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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The incremental performance enhancements from larger models are tapering off, and the availability of high-quality training data is becoming a limiting factor – much of the easily obtainable data on the Internet has already been utilized.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Each practice has featured myriad personnel groupings, with the offensive and defensive scheme installs tapering off as game preparation takes shape.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Aug. 2025
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Once this context is available, users can start applying appropriate actions, whether that's relocating business-critical content to faster storage, isolating legacy records or flagging redundant material for review.—
Carl D'Halluin,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Powell recently hinted at the possibility of an interest rate cut, appearing to indicate greater concern for flagging employment growth than for rising prices.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Slowing (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slowing%20%28down%29. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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