the Dow

noun

US

: the daily average of the stock prices of a group of large American companies : the Dow-Jones industrial average

Examples of the Dow in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The sell-off extended to broader indexes, with the S&P 500 and the Dow both on track for their worst day since April 2025. — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026

The biggest contributor to the Dow’s drop was Nvidia, which sold off by 7%, its largest one-day decline since April 2025. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2026

Cooler heads are prevailing after the monster rally that drove the best day for the Dow in over a year and a half. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

Sentiment flipped, however, and stocks roared back before sunrise with the Dow on track for one of its best days since April. — Jillg366, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2026

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