deflations

noun

plural of deflation
as in downturns

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  1. downturns
  2. shrinkages
  3. decreases
  4. slumps
  5. falloffs
  6. deteriorations
  7. reductions
  8. dips
Noun
  • Some of these folks may have even pinpointed previous downturns and made a lot of money in the process.
    — Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • For general economic conditions, the main supply triggers for downturns have been finance, oil and labor.
    — Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of downturns
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  • All of the cumulative regions the wave passes through, with all of the growth and shrinkages that occur, imprint themselves onto the wave, as do the initial and final gravitational potentials.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 3 Apr. 2026
Definition of shrinkages
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  • More than half of states saw decreases in coverage for MMR, DTaP, polio vaccine, and varicella/chickenpox vaccine.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Despite recent week-over-week decreases, gas prices across California remain high for the last weeks of summer.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of decreases
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  • Bumble and competitor Tinder, owned by Match Group, have reported consecutive declining rates of paying users, revenue and stock slumps in recent years.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Their research notes that a whopping 90% of workers suffer from these exact post-meeting slumps that kill focus and motivation.
    — Janine Schindler, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of slumps
Noun
  • Offseason price falloffs are common in all sports, and those at the top are often among the most impacted.
    — Benjamin Burrows, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Definition of falloffs
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  • Similar deteriorations took place in Tuscany and in Naples.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of deteriorations
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  • Eligibility crisis Defense officials have long warned that America's obesity epidemic is a national security problem, shrinking the pool of young people eligible to serve -- which has translated to reductions in recruitment.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • For all the attention paid to billion-dollar budget reductions and management reforms, Bartos insists those victories represent only the beginning of the project.
    — Bethany Mandel, The Washington Examiner, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of reductions
Noun
  • After the workout, their heart rate charts showed similar spikes and dips, and their average and maximum heart rate values were the same.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Smoothies and dips are other easy options where kids can pick ingredients.
    — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026
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