as in easy
involving minimal difficulty or effort
the project should be all downhill after this problem is fixed
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as in dip
a downward slope
most runners will have their best splits on the downhills
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Recent Examples of downhill
Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2025
Even heavy overnight snowfall couldn’t endanger the downhill race on March 22; after working through the night to clear snow and a brief delay the morning of the race, the operations team had the course ready to go.
—Michelle Bruton, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Girdwood, known as Alaska's skiing capital, is home to Alyeska Resort, a popular destination for downhill skiing and snowboarding with breathtaking views of Turnagain Arm.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Aaron Bolton, NPR, 16 Apr. 2025
Unity in opposition to dictatorship is pushing water downhill.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
The trail management organization — a collaboration between the city of Boise, Ada County, Boise National Forest, Bureau of Land Management and other Foothills landowners — and city said Thursday that construction will begin on a downhill mountain biking trail near Hulls Gulch Reserve in mid-April.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2025
Even heavy overnight snowfall couldn’t endanger the downhill race on March 22; after working through the night to clear snow and a brief delay the morning of the race, the operations team had the course ready to go.
—Michelle Bruton, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
Saturday’s World Cup finals downhill race was called off due to windy conditions, and Macuga took a DNF in Sunday’s Super-G—another career first.
—Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Girdwood, known as Alaska's skiing capital, is home to Alyeska Resort, a popular destination for downhill skiing and snowboarding with breathtaking views of Turnagain Arm.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Adverb
But permanent housing remains elusive, and L knows her mom could go downhill again without a stable place to live.
—Aaron Bolton, NPR, 16 Apr. 2025
Unity in opposition to dictatorship is pushing water downhill.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downhill
Adjective
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Although small businesses are the easiest to target, this issue also affects the marketing industry as a whole.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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The four categories are all color-coded to show their difficulty, with yellow being the easiest then green, blue and purple.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But immediately after that, a dip in Yahoo stock led its leader at the time, Terry Semel, to ask for a price adjustment.—
Steven Levy,
Wired News,
25 Apr. 2025
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The recent dip in crude prices, largely driven by temporary market jitters over President Donald Trump’s America First trade strategy, has energy analysts wringing their hands.—
Dan Eberhart,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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That was down from 39% in 2013, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.—
Jeremy Cox,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Apr. 2025
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Mate Dei, down 3-1, loaded the bases with two out in the 10th.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Antioxidant-rich extracts from green tea and ginseng nourish, while lactic acid works in tandem to offer gentle exfoliation for a smoother texture.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
28 Apr. 2025
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While his speed has been knocked by evaluators, McMillan is a smooth route runner who can get open with his short-area quickness.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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It’s been a stunning descent for Combs, who became a billionaire after building a business empire that encompassed a record label and media properties, a clothing line, restaurants and liquor brands.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
26 Apr. 2025
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Goldstein launched The Second Best Night of Your Life tour in 2023, now a 63-minute descent into his mind available for home viewing.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Draw a line from those two stars downward (north) and one encounters Polaris.—
Jesse Emspak,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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These showed that a chunk was missing from the bottom of Earth’s crust beneath the volcanoes: For some reason, the bottom of the crust became heavy and dripped downward from the top part, leaving a gap.—
Alexandra Witze,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Murder victim's family has been 'counting down the minutes' until South Carolina execution Texas pastor with simple dream killed in his own church.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Even something as simple as hanging your own art on the walls or sharing a project online will work.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 May 2025
Noun
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This is a result of a profit-first capitalist system in crisis in the epoch of imperialism’s decline.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Gold’s warning What’s more, the spike in gold prices this year has continued to signal a risk-off mentality among investors, as gold tends to rally during periods of decline in stocks.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Downhill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downhill. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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