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Recent Examples of downer
January can feel like a colossal downer after the magic of Christmas, but who said the cozy vibes have to stop on December 31?
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Esme Benjamin, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
Angel is a low-energy downer who doesn’t seem suited to this line of work.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
There have been positives in Texas' 6-3 start, but this was a downer.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 5 Dec. 2025
Put simply, the Stargate model may be great for them, but a downer for everyday and corporate customers by doing what cartels always do—boost prices, quash choice, and hamper innovation.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025
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Esme Benjamin, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
Angel is a low-energy downer who doesn’t seem suited to this line of work.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
There have been positives in Texas' 6-3 start, but this was a downer.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 5 Dec. 2025
Put simply, the Stargate model may be great for them, but a downer for everyday and corporate customers by doing what cartels always do—boost prices, quash choice, and hamper innovation.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downer
Noun
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No further information about the accident was immediately available.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Two biologists conducting routine genetic analysis stumbled onto its true identity almost by accident.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Beneath the school’s football field, there are 160 bore holes, each 500 feet deep, containing pipes that harness the relatively consistent underground temperatures to regulate temperatures in the school.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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Marchand did not see the ice in OT but calmly stepped to the center dot, bore in on Korpisalo and beat him over the glove with a pretty backhander, a move Pastrnak knows well.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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After watching Akshay Bhatia get up-and-down from a bunker for birdie to close within two, Berger handed the putter to his caddie and decided to wait 13 hours before his next putt.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The chance of rain starts to climb on Wednesday, ahead of the next cool-down.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And while this dressing-down of beloved works might seem like another bummer in a world of doomscrolling, @heartthrobanderson is anything but.—
Jessica Lipsky,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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But kind of a bummer today, to see it as a mistrial — that was a punch to the stomach.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Downer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downer. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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