Depression is a period marked by slackening of business activity, widespread unemployment, falling prices, and wages, etc.
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Slackening
Synonyms for "slackening" (101 found)
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18 entriesactivity slackeningcable slackeningdemand slackeningdisciplinary slackeningeconomic slackeningenforcement laxitygradual slackeninggrowth slackeningpartial slackeningpolicy relaxationregulatory laxityregulatory looseningrope slackeningsector slackeningsudden slackeningtension loss
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14 entriesdisciplinary slackeningeconomic slackeningregulatory slackeningrope slackeningslackening demandslackening enforcementslackening gripslackening momentumslackening of demandslackening of tensionslackening paceslackening pressureslackening rateslackening trend
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But, after a fortnight’s useless searching, his enthusiasm ended by slackening and he very soon lost confidence.
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If the following guide lose his distance from the one leading (which can only happen by his own fault), he will correct himself by slightly lengthening or shortening a few steps, in order that there may not be sudden quickenings or slackenings in the march of his platoon.
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