Thesaurus / slowness
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It was a slow process, said Preeti Malani, chief health officer at the University of Michigan.
WHY EVEN A SMALL THANKSGIVING IS DANGEROUSMAGGIE KOERTH (MAGGIE.KOERTH-BAKER@FIVETHIRTYEIGHT.COM)NOVEMBER 20, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHTThe three carriers say they offer “nationwide” 5G coverage via this slower version.
THERE’S MORE 5G AVAILABLE IN BIG CITIES. BUT WHICH CARRIER IS FASTEST?AARON PRESSMANNOVEMBER 19, 2020FORTUNEThat automatically applies the trailer’s electric brakes whenever you slow down to avoid overloading the truck’s own brakes.
BACKING UP A TRAILER IS REALLY HARD, BUT THIS $100,000 SUV OFFERS A NEW SOLUTIONDAN CARNEYNOVEMBER 19, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCEWith in-person social options limited to slow the spread of the coronavirus, people have turned to virtual communities such as Groups for companionship or just to pass time.
WHY IT’S EASY TO HATE FACEBOOK BUT HARD TO LEAVEHEATHER KELLYNOVEMBER 19, 2020WASHINGTON POSTSo even if you’re moving relative to the light, time itself will slow down precisely long enough for you to measure light’s speed at the very one required by Maxwell’s equations.
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YOU CAN GET COVID-19 AND THE FLU AT THE SAME TIMERACHAEL ZISKNOVEMBER 16, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCEIf the vaccine prevents both, that would play a significant role in slowing the virus' spread.
A SECOND COVID-19 VACCINE JUST REPORTED EXCELLENT RESULTS. WHAT NOW?CLAIRE MALDARELLINOVEMBER 16, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCEThe Los Angeles city auditor found that HHH will cost $600,000 for every unit of housing built, and even at that cost, progress toward building new housing was slow.
SAN DIEGO VOTERS SENT A CLEAR MESSAGE ON HOUSING: THEY WANT MORE OF ITMICHAEL TANNER AND DAVID HERVEYNOVEMBER 13, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGOWith little help and scant guidance from a Washington stuck in political limbo, some states and localities rushed to put in place new restrictions aimed at slowing the virus’s spread.
WITH CORONAVIRUS CASES SPIKING NATIONWIDE, ALL SIGNS POINT TO A HARROWING AUTUMNBRADY DENNIS, JACQUELINE DUPREE, MARISA IATINOVEMBER 11, 2020WASHINGTON POSTSoftware must be rewritten to run natively on the new Macs or operate via a slower translated mode.
APPLE MAKES A BIG CHANGE TO ITS NEW MAC COMPUTERS. HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOWAARON PRESSMANNOVEMBER 10, 2020FORTUNEWORDS RELATED TO SLOWNESS
- dawdling
- dilly-dallying
- dormancy
- droning
- goof-off time
- hibernation
- idleness
- indolence
- inertia
- inertness
- inoperativeness
- joblessness
- laze
- lazing
- leisure
- lethargy
- loafing
- loitering
- otiosity
- own sweet time
- pottering
- shiftlessness
- sloth
- slothfulness
- slouch
- slowness
- sluggishness
- stagnation
- stupor
- time on one's hands
- time to burn
- time to kill
- time-wasting
- torpidity
- torpor
- trifling
- truancy
- unemployment
- vegetating
- dawdling
- dilly-dallying
- dormancy
- droning
- goof-off time
- hibernation
- idleness
- inactivity
- indolence
- inertia
- inoperativeness
- joblessness
- laze
- lazing
- leisure
- lethargy
- loafing
- loitering
- otiosity
- own sweet time
- pottering
- shiftlessness
- sloth
- slothfulness
- slouch
- slowness
- sluggishness
- stagnation
- stupor
- time on one's hands
- time to burn
- time to kill
- time-wasting
- torpidity
- torpor
- trifling
- truancy
- unemployment
- vegetating
- dawdling
- dilly-dallying
- dormancy
- droning
- goof-off time
- hibernation
- idleness
- inactivity
- indolence
- inertia
- inertness
- joblessness
- laze
- lazing
- leisure
- lethargy
- loafing
- loitering
- otiosity
- own sweet time
- pottering
- shiftlessness
- sloth
- slothfulness
- slouch
- slowness
- sluggishness
- stagnation
- stupor
- time on one's hands
- time to burn
- time to kill
- time-wasting
- torpidity
- torpor
- trifling
- truancy
- unemployment
- vegetating
- aridity
- asepticism
- blandness
- boredom
- colorlessness
- commonplaceness
- drabness
- dreariness
- dryness
- familiarity
- flatness
- flavorlessness
- gentility
- innocuousness
- insipidness
- jejuneness
- lifelessness
- mildness
- monotomy
- routine
- sameness
- slowness
- staleness
- sterileness
- sterility
- stodginess
- tediousness
- tedium
- uninterestingness
- vapidity
- vapidness
- weariness
- aridity
- asepticism
- blandness
- boredom
- colorlessness
- commonplaceness
- drabness
- dreariness
- dryness
- familiarity
- flatness
- flavorlessness
- insipidity
- insipidness
- lifelessness
- monotomy
- routine
- sameness
- slowness
- staleness
- sterileness
- sterility
- stodginess
- tediousness
- tedium
- uninterestingness
- vapidity
- vapidness
- weariness
- apathy
- coma
- disinterest
- disregard
- drowsiness
- dullness
- hebetude
- heedlessness
- idleness
- impassivity
- inaction
- inactivity
- inanition
- indifference
- indolence
- inertia
- inertness
- insouciance
- languor
- lassitude
- leadenness
- listlessness
- passiveness
- phlegm
- sleep
- sleepiness
- sloth
- slowness
- sluggishness
- slumber
- stupor
- supineness
- torpidity
- torpidness
- torpor
- unconcern
- unmindfulness
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