| Comes to a crawl |
LA Times Daily |
12 Aug 2025 |
| Pumps the brakes, say |
New York Times Mini |
31 Jul 2025 |
| Heeds a yellow light |
USA Today |
19 Jul 2025 |
| Reduces speed |
Newsday |
02 Jun 2025 |
| Decelerates |
Commuter |
31 May 2025 |
| Decelerates, ___ |
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| ___ down; reduces one's speed |
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| Sounds like gin fruit puts the brakes on (5) |
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| Reduces speed, as in a school zone |
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| Nears a stop |
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| Reduces speed in a gradual approach to central Ruislip |
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| Decelerates |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Jul 2024 |
| Loses speed |
LA Times Daily |
29 Oct 2023 |
| Loses speed |
USA Today |
06 May 2023 |
| Moderates |
Newsday |
18 Nov 2022 |
| Prepares to stop |
Universal |
18 Jun 2022 |
| Reduces speed, as in a school zone |
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| Prepares to cross a speed bump |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Mar 2022 |
| Reduces one's speed |
The Washington Post Sunday |
13 Feb 2022 |
| Loses speed |
Irish Times Simplex |
21 Dec 2021 |
| Obeys a yellow light |
The Washington Post Sunday |
19 Dec 2021 |
| Holds up |
LA Times Daily |
16 Sep 2021 |
| Holds up |
The Washington Post |
16 Sep 2021 |
| Loses momentum |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Aug 2021 |
| Slackens the pace |
LA Times Daily |
17 Feb 2021 |
| Slackens the pace |
The Washington Post |
17 Feb 2021 |
| Decelerates |
Universal |
02 Dec 2020 |
| Reduces one's speed |
Newsday |
26 Oct 2020 |
| Loses speed |
Thomas Joseph |
09 Jun 2020 |
| Prepares to enter a work zone, perhaps |
New York Times |
30 May 2020 |
| Loses steam |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Apr 2020 |
| Reacts to a yellow light |
Universal |
25 Dec 2019 |
| Decelerates |
The Washington Post Sunday |
29 Sep 2019 |
| Eases off the gas |
USA Today |
19 Sep 2019 |
| Loses steam |
USA Today |
09 Sep 2019 |
| Loses speed |
LA Times Daily |
02 Sep 2019 |
| Loses speed |
The Washington Post |
02 Sep 2019 |
| Decelerates |
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| Loses steam |
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| Eases off the gas |
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| Loses speed |
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| Holds up |
Newsday |
14 Jul 2018 |
| Lessens one's pace |
USA Today |
29 Jun 2018 |
| Retards |
New York Times |
17 Jan 2018 |
| Decelerates |
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| Lessens one's pace |
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| Retards |
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| Decelerates |
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| Opposite of hastens |
The Washington Post |
25 Nov 2017 |
| Opposite of hastens |
LA Times Daily |
25 Nov 2017 |
| Reduces speed |
Newsday |
07 Nov 2017 |
| Reacts to road construction ahead |
USA Today |
31 Oct 2017 |
| Impedes |
New York Times |
20 Jul 2017 |
| Puts on the brakes |
Newsday |
15 Jan 2017 |
| Opposite of hastens |
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| Impedes |
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| Reacts to road construction ahead |
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| Uses the brakes |
Newsday |
18 Jul 2016 |
| Taps the brake |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Apr 2016 |
| Loses momentum |
New York Times |
20 Feb 2016 |
| Moderates |
Newsday |
18 Sep 2015 |
| Moderates |
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| Decelerates |
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| Hits the brakes |
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| Prepares to stop |
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| Prepares to stop |
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| Responds to a yellow |
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| Prepares to stop |
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| Uses the brakes |
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| What beat does for ballad |
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| Responds to a yellow |
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| Impedes |
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| Impedes |
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| Loses steam |
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| Loses steam |
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| Eases up on the gas |
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| Becomes less, as rain |
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| Taps the brakes |
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| Decelerates |
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| Taps the brakes |
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| Applies the brakes |
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| Enters a school zone |
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| Hits the brakes |
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| Steps on the brake |
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| Brakes |
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| Taps the brake |
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| Decelerates |
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| Taps the brake |
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| Taps on the brakes |
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| Reduces speed |
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| Does some rubbernecking, say |
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| Puts on the brakes, e.g. |
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| Uses the brakes |
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| Brakes |
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| Decelerates |
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| Uses the brakes |
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| Decelerates |
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| Slackens the tempo |
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| Taps on the brakes |
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| Puts on the brakes |
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| Hits the brakes |
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| Brakes |
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| Cuts the engine |
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| Loses velocity |
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| Cuts the engine |
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| Comes to a snail's pace |
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| Reduces speed |
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| Hinders |
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| Brakes |
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| Brakes |
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| Decelerates |
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| Loses steam |
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| Retards |
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| Puts on the brakes |
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| Decelerates |
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| Delays |
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| Brakes |
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| Decelerates. |
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| Reduces 48 Down. |
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| Slackens. |
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| Hinders |
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| Cuts the speed. |
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| Brakes. |
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| Retards. |
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| Delays. |
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