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accelerate, hasten, hurry, quicken, rush, speed (up), step up
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An alternative idea for ovals could be to just recover energy when decelerating into the pit lane, with drivers then using that energy when exiting the pits again. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, "900hp hybrids are coming for the 2022 IndyCar season," 1 Aug. 2019 However, business spending has decelerated for three straight quarters, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. — Matt Egan, CNN, "Stock buybacks exploded after the tax cuts. Now they're slowing down," 22 Aug. 2019 In a little over a minute, these mechanisms decelerate the rocket from an initial speed of more than 6,500 miles per hour to under 10 miles per hour. — Daniel Oberhaus, WIRED, "Catch Rockets With a Helicopter? Yep, That's the Plan," 15 Aug. 2019 Meanwhile, as the Chinese auto market is expected to continue to slow amid the trade war with the US and a decelerating domestic economy, EV makers will be left to navigate under their own power. — Echo Huang, Quartz, "Beijing鈥檚 subsidy cut is starting to hurt China鈥檚 largest electric car company," 7 Aug. 2019 Price growth decelerated slightly from the 2.5 percent year-over-year gain in April. — BostonGlobe.com, "Germany鈥檚 Bayer reports rise in number of Roundup lawsuits," 31 July 2019 But capital spending by cloud-service providers decelerated sharply in the first quarter, and many analysts expect a similar trend in the second quarter numbers that will start coming out next week. — Jacky Wong, WSJ, "Memory Boost Unlikely to Last," 12 July 2019 The Chinese economy is decelerating gradually, but further increases in the country鈥檚 already giant infrastructure spending have cushioned the shock. — New York Times, "Trump Goads China and Plays Down Chances of a Trade Deal Before 2020," 30 July 2019 His trumpet soothes like a weighted blanket, and the slightly funky rhythm tracks decelerate an anxious heartbeat. — Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, "The best music to help you fall asleep," 26 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'decelerate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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