downslide

noun

down·​slide ˈdau̇n-ˌslīd How to pronounce downslide (audio)
: a downward movement

Examples of downslide in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web On the Line stars Gibson as Elvis Cooney, a veteran overnight radio shock jock whose being urged by management to change his ways since his career is on the downslide. Tim Lammers, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2024 From there, it’s been a downslide every year other than the 2021 ceremony, which managed to score 7.83 million viewers, 1.4 million higher than 2020’s ceremony. Vulture, 17 Jan. 2024 Mercurial Monday Stocks started the week in a downslide, with the S&P 500 (SPX) falling nearly 4% after the open. Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022 Now begins the downslide. Matthew Soderberg, Dallas News, 25 Aug. 2021 See all Example Sentences for downslide 

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Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of downslide was in 1889

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“Downslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downslide. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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