slow-mo
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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And it does seem like a steep sentence, for contact that wasn’t even given a yellow card at first, and which, when decelerated in granular slow-mo, looks worse than it actually was.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
That barrier, too, was knocked down — or more like slow-mo toppled, inch by inch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2023
"Just like slow-mo cameras reveal details about movement, breaking our data into small time pieces allows us to see how the GRB changes and learn more."
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2023
He paused his slow-mo ascent as I approached and asked, wearily, “Does it ever stop going up?”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 8, 2022
Audiences may roll their eyes, but the director, David Frankel, plays up the hook: One more slow-mo shot of dad sneakers or mom jeans and certain sequences could double as ads for Walmart clothing.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2022
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