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Recent Examples of downdraft
The Hang Seng Index fell 202 index points due to Meituan’s decline, which contributed -127 index points, and Alibaba's downdraft, which contributed -94 index points.
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Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Extremely active thunderstorm activity continued overnight, with strong, isolated downdrafts.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The downdrafts can push fire in multiple directions.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Just as thermals are pockets of rising warm air, downdrafts are areas where cooler, denser air is sinking.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 22 Aug. 2025
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Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Extremely active thunderstorm activity continued overnight, with strong, isolated downdrafts.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The downdrafts can push fire in multiple directions.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Just as thermals are pockets of rising warm air, downdrafts are areas where cooler, denser air is sinking.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downdraft
Noun
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Hyperscalers such as Microsoft are unlikely to reduce capital expenditure due to minor equity downturns or cryptocurrency volatility.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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Surprisingly, or perhaps not, WBD is shrugging off the downturn, up a hair to near $18, continuing to be buoyed by takeover talk.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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The upheaval comes as brands battle to reverse a slowdown in luxury consumption worldwide, with aspirational consumers turning their backs on high-ends goods after several years of steep price increases in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
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That’s why a slowdown in Little Village threatens to have a spillover effect on Chicago.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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What began as a protest against a government social media ban quickly morphed into a broader revolt against corruption and economic stagnation.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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Recent data suggests that consumer confidence is falling as the stagnation in the labor market becomes more clear.—
John W. Diamond,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
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While the downtrend is still intact, price is reaching a level where a mean-reversion bounce could set up.—
Nishant Pant,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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Supply and demand are coming back into balance in the airline industry, meaning airfares are shooting higher again after an extended downtrend.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
16 Aug. 2025
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With his brother, Josh, Benny has built a career on his fascination with these occasionally surly characters, often men on the downswing.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
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Sales at Dave & Buster’s have been on the downswing for quite some time, and Lal acknowledged that the trend is continuing this quarter.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Downdraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downdraft. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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