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  • past tense form of slow.
  • past participle of slow.

slowed

ADJECTIVE
delayed
Synonyms


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The Agioi Fanendes, a tanker loaded with 300,000 barrels of Russian diesel, slowed down near the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

US inflation data released Tuesday slowed slightly in October but still overshot analyst estimates, raising expectations for further Federal Reserve interest rate hikes.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

Extreme weather did force some location closures, and a handful of reported administrative or technical issues slowed the process in some local jurisdictions.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

However, scientific investigations slowed substantially after the United States passed the Controlled Substances Act in 1970, which imposed strict restrictions on these substances.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026

I slowed, hoping he would stop us before we reached my back door.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu


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