dégringolades

noun

plural of dégringolade
1
as in deteriorations
a change to a lower state or level the sad dégringolade of the holiday from a solemn day of remembrance to just another excuse to go shopping

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2
as in demises
a loss of status a sad dégringolade for a theater company that once premiered important American plays

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  1. deteriorations
  2. demises
  3. degradations
  4. setbacks
  5. declinations
  6. falls
  7. declines
  8. downfalls
Noun
  • Similar deteriorations took place in Tuscany and in Naples.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of deteriorations
Noun
  • SpaceX, the commercial spaceflight company Musk founded in 2002, has endured a few more fiery demises of the mammoth Starship rocket since that explosive debut.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 May 2026
  • No reason was provided for the shops’ demises.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 26 Nov. 2025
Definition of demises
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  • Key parameters such as time to recover (TTR), revenue at risk, lead times, OTIF and service-level degradations can be evaluated and compared across mitigation options.
    — Dileep Rai, Forbes.com, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The answer is not much—Fennell makes explicit, via sadomasochism, the power differentials and emotional degradations that are so often ambiguous in the original.
    — Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
Definition of degradations
Noun
  • Shein will publicly list in Hong Kong after finally receiving Beijing’s approval, deepening its Chinese roots following global setbacks.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 14 July 2026
  • Trump’s renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has also been met with a series of setbacks.
    — Tiago Ventura, Time, 14 July 2026
Definition of setbacks
Noun
  • The declinations came as the DOJ reassigned and cut prosecutors working on environmental cases.
    — Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 31 Mar. 2026
Definition of declinations
Noun
  • Grab bars — rails attached to walls, particularly in bathrooms — help provide balance and prevent falls, preventing serious injuries, said Jim Christian, founder of the effort to push Medicare to cover the devices, Safety Bars for America.
    — Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
  • The river dropped 60 feet between boulders in a series of falls and continued downstream in a dangerous half mile of holes and boils.
    — John Todd, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026
Definition of falls
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  • But between increasingly stiff anti-smoking legislation and very real declines in volumes for years, some investors have given up the industry—and Altria—for dead.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • However, this robust growth was belied by declines in median wealth in most of the 56 markets monitored by UBS, pointing to a growing wealth gap.
    — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 2 July 2026
Definition of declines
Noun
  • But the Explorer’s acceleration is loud, prompting one of the vehicle’s few engine downfalls.
    — James Raia, Mercury News, 5 July 2026
  • What appears to be a series of dramatic personal downfalls is in fact part of a broader pattern shaped by the country’s political system.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 May 2026
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“Dégringolades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/d%C3%A9gringolades. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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