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as in declinations
a change to a lower state or level
a declension in her acting career from leading roles to cameos eventually
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as in dips
a downward slope
from this region to the seacoast there's a gentle declension of the landscape
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dips
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And Riley and Harris needed big finishes to keep their OPS dips from exceeding 100 points.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025 -
The main reason why observers were so stressed is because the shifts in the bond market typically haven’t been seen during economic downturns or stock market dips.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Declensions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/declensions. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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