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

Investors have moved into other sectors like financials and industrials, which pushed the Dow to close above 53,000 points for the first time ever earlier this week. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 9 July 2026

Blue-chip stocks took a particularly large hit in yesterday's session, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping more than 1%. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 9 July 2026

Fortune reported that markets reacted immediately to that dot-plot shift the day it was released, with the Dow falling more than 500 points and two-year Treasury yields jumping as traders priced in higher odds of an October hike. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 8 July 2026

On Wall Street, the Dow sank 576 points as housing and travel stocks slid on rising yields and fuel costs, even while heavyweight AI names helped steady the S&P 500. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

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