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Recent Examples of downward
Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Job gains were revised down by 911,000 during that period, the biggest downward revision on record.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
After 2021, loneliness trended downward for several years before ticking up again in 2024, rising to 21% by the last quarter that year.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
The once-red-hot Florida housing market has experienced one of the starkest corrections in the country since the pandemic, as an explosion in construction over the past couple of years has contributed to the recent growth in inventory, which is putting downward pressure on prices.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Job gains were revised down by 911,000 during that period, the biggest downward revision on record.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
Adverb
Job growth was revised downward by 911,000 from April to March.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
After 2021, loneliness trended downward for several years before ticking up again in 2024, rising to 21% by the last quarter that year.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downward
Adjective
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No racist stereotypes, no demeaning facial expressions, no bowed heads, and no broken bodies from the old Hollywood.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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The composer also added synths to his orchestral score, as well as bowed metal, where a violin bow is rubbed against metal instruments like a cowbell or a Vibraphone, for when Roz has a particularly intense feeling.—
Mia Galuppo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Chanhassen quarterback Nathan Ramler threw for 165 yards but was sacked by Kristian Cercioglu on fourth down inside the Cadets’ 30-yard line late in the third.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
20 Sep. 2025
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The Angels were only down by one run with four innings to play when the book was closed on Farris.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Most commonly that’s expressed as a shrinking number of cable viewers and the lowered subscription and ad revenue that comes with it.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Aug. 2025
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And a meta-analysis of 196 scientific articles published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine in 2023 found that people who did moderate-intensity physical activity like walking fast for 11 minutes a day had a lowered risk of developing heart disease, stroke, and several forms of cancer.—
Korin Miller,
Flow Space,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Downward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downward. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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