slo-mo
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Compared to the cheesy comet-tails that NBC began editing into slo-mo pitch replays in the ‘80s, ESPN’s ghostly “K-Zone” felt deadly serious: a technological marvel for an objective, computer-assisted age.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
And Woo’s symbolic slo-mo doves are nowhere to be found.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2023
“It was incredible. I felt like it was slo-mo when it was in the air - just the placement of it, the height of it, the spiral,” Andrews said.
From Washington Times • Oct. 5, 2023
It’s a slo-mo car crash, where one earthquake is triggering the next and the next and the next.
From Scientific American • Feb. 6, 2023
It felt as though we were all caught in the slo-mo frame of a pop video as they walked toward us, music still blasting from the car.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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