downswing

noun

down·​swing ˈdau̇n-ˌswiŋ How to pronounce downswing (audio)
1
: a downward swing
2

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The New York Jets enter the 2025-26 NFL season on the downswing and in need of more help, especially on the offensive end. Seth Quinn, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025 Other sectors on the downswing: Professional and business services, down 3,900; retail, down 2,000; financial activities, down 1,300; information, down 1,100, and construction, down 600. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025 His career from there went on the downswing, eventually leading to him retiring in 2024 despite being just 28 years old. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025 Whisky always overshoots on the upswing and undershoots on the downswing. Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for downswing

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of downswing was in 1891

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“Downswing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downswing. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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