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Recent Examples of downer
Upper’s a downer But Blue Origin could not celebrate the achievement for long.
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Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
19 Apr. 2026
Fortunately, Sanctions balances its downer tendencies with moments of levity and peculiar arrangements that only Souled American could have concocted.
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Zach Schonfeld,
Pitchfork,
17 Apr. 2026
What’s good for United could be a downer for travelers, and traditionally, anything that shrinks the list of rivals linking the same two metros from a longer roster to just one or two raises red flags for regulators.
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Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
That's a downer for the vloggers and selfie fans, but not a serious drawback for photography and videography shot from behind the camera.
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Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
19 Apr. 2026
Fortunately, Sanctions balances its downer tendencies with moments of levity and peculiar arrangements that only Souled American could have concocted.
—
Zach Schonfeld,
Pitchfork,
17 Apr. 2026
What’s good for United could be a downer for travelers, and traditionally, anything that shrinks the list of rivals linking the same two metros from a longer roster to just one or two raises red flags for regulators.
—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
That's a downer for the vloggers and selfie fans, but not a serious drawback for photography and videography shot from behind the camera.
—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downer
Noun
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Eiglarsh added that while the suffering of the families was evident throughout the trial, the defense successfully argued that the crash was a tragic accident.
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Was fatal boat crash just an accident — or was Pino reckless?
Noun
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Breaking it down by item type, 80 percent of scarves 54 percent of tops, 25 percent of baby clothing, 13 percent of activewear and 14 percent of sleep wear bore inaccurate labels.
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Blanca Quinonez knows only one way to play, with full- bore, hit-the-floor intensity.
Noun
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For anyone going through a divorce, there are more emotions and ups and downs than can ever be conveyed in a 30-second video on TikTok, Wright said.
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And yet as cynical and beaten-down as the film’s viewpoint can often be, there is still a spark of decency and perseverance.
Noun
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Rumors of such a move surfaced a while back … but still a bummer.
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Kara has a backstory, which turns out to be an overinflated CGI bummer.
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“Downer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downer. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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