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as in deterioration
a change to a lower state or level
a singing career on the downgrade
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as in downhill
a downward slope
the gentle downgrade of the parking area is designed for drainage
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as in to demote
to bring to a lower grade or rank
increased automation resulted in many jobs in the factory being downgraded
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as in to reduce
to diminish the price or value of
the company's filing for Chapter 11 downgraded the stock to the point where it was selling for pennies a share
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Recent Examples of downgrade
Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Last Friday, Moody’s put Paramount on review for a downgrade.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2026
Lucas Shaw, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
The $15-fruit-spread split comes about seven months after Netflix downgraded Markle’s production deal from an overall to a first-look.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 6 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Swapping Duran and Paraedes is a downgrade, not to mention Duran has an extra year of control.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Last Friday, Moody’s put Paramount on review for a downgrade.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
The ratings agency downgraded Paramount’s debt to junk.
—Lucas Shaw, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
The $15-fruit-spread split comes about seven months after Netflix downgraded Markle’s production deal from an overall to a first-look.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downgrade
Noun
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Summary The recent selloff in SLB appears driven more by macro uncertainty and market positioning than by any deterioration in the company’s fundamentals.—
Tony Zhang,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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Contributing to the rust and deterioration of the village mains is not just their age but the fact that Sleepy Hollow’s soil is mostly soft and partially peaty, Hof said.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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Sana won bronze in the downhill at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Paralympics at age 20 in the VI division.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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The Italian, who returned from a broken left leg just before the Milan Cortina Games and then won gold in super-G and giant slalom, skipped Friday's downhill and seemed to struggle with landing the many jumps in the course.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Or, rather, demoted her to United States Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, whatever that is.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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In late January, the president put border czar Tom Homan in charge of the crackdown, effectively demoting the Border Patrol’s Greg Bovino.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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The thinking, according to airport officials, is to encourage riders to use the yet-to-open Automated People Mover, also known as Skylink, and to reduce vehicle traffic around the terminals.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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From the guest's POV, drinking water is provided in reusable glass bottles, with water refilling stations across the property, and restaurant ingredients are sourced from the nearby partner South Farm and local suppliers to reduce the carbon footprint and support the community.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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That, in turn, helped drive mortgage rates downward, so much so that buyers here were able to find rates in the low 5% range in recent weeks.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Higher yields crank up the pressure on other investments, pushing downward on their prices.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Global art markets saw modest growth in 2025 after two years of decline — but the recovery is partial and fragile.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Asia-Pacific markets fell Thursday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 leading the declines.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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And although there will be a slight dip in temperatures on Saturday, officials warned that another round of even more extreme heat would arrive next week, bringing with it additional heat advisories and more record-breaking temperatures, according to the National Weather Service.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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This no-cook dip just requires some chopping and a little stirring to pull together.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Up and down, way up and way down, gains and losses--all depending on what the president said in the last hour.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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Every trip down and back left his lungs howling.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Downgrade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downgrade. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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