as in hanging (around or out)
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slowing (down or up)
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After months of mixed signals on the economy, recent jobs and inflation data suggest that the economy is, at the margin, decelerating.—
Randy Watts,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025 -
What’s more, rates of extinction may be decelerating, in part due to intensifying conservation efforts, particularly for mammals and birds.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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The expansion will add new areas for strolling and hanging out.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Cape May is not only scenic but a perfect beach town, with a promenade for strolling or biking and a myriad of excellent restaurants serving local seafood.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The young men in Bruins blue and gold staggering off the field afterwards dazed, confused.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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Roughly two-thirds of the state’s billionaires made their fortunes in finance and investments, including richest resident (former NYC mayor) Michael Bloomberg, who’s worth staggering $109 billion.—
Ella Malmgren,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Gisin hopes that by fooling around with measurements of these more exotic states, physicists will come to better understand the role of measurement in general.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Aug. 2025
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This shaded area is worth ambling through even if children are not in tow.—
Jeanine Barone,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Taking place over the course of one night in the title city and ambling along with a curious little cadence all its own, the movie catches you off guard with both its humor and its pathos.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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In it, a monster with bolts in his head and a shuffling gate was created by a man.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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The closures have resulted in staff shuffling throughout the library system and rescheduled activities such as author talks and photography exhibits.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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The latest scramble completed, punctuating the next step in searching for a program-defining victory, Kelvin Durham took both hands and turned them into makeshift ear muffs while sauntering to the sideline.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Sep. 2025
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Rushing enjoyed every last bit of it, sauntering up the first-base line before discarding his lumber and starting his trot, soaking in the biggest swing of his first months as a Dodger.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
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And the Hurricanes continue inching up in the AP top 25 poll as a result.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
14 Sep. 2025
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Now, those gadgets once limited to works of science fiction are inching close to reality.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Slowing (down or up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slowing%20%28down%20or%20up%29. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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