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Recent Examples of downer
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.
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025
There’s no doubt very talented people work on Call of Duty and are often allowed to put out a banger amidst all the corporate chaos and unhealthy deadlines, yet 2025’s Black Ops 7 feels like a downer and a sign of the franchise crumbling under its own weight once again.
—Fran J. Ruiz, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
Uncertainty over an interest rate cut in December is also putting a downer on Wall Street.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 14 Nov. 2025
Losing is a downer, of course, but this Chicago team tied for the second-best start to a season in franchise history.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025
There’s no doubt very talented people work on Call of Duty and are often allowed to put out a banger amidst all the corporate chaos and unhealthy deadlines, yet 2025’s Black Ops 7 feels like a downer and a sign of the franchise crumbling under its own weight once again.
—Fran J. Ruiz, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
Uncertainty over an interest rate cut in December is also putting a downer on Wall Street.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 14 Nov. 2025
Losing is a downer, of course, but this Chicago team tied for the second-best start to a season in franchise history.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downer
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Thailand’s largest construction company, which is under investigation for its role in two deadly accidents, won investor approval to restructure its outstanding bonds.—
Anuchit Nguyen,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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On Sunday, Elizabeth Angle, a 16-year-old Frisco student at Wakeland High School, was killed in a sledding accident, authorities said.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Court records viewed by NBC News revealed that the sequence of events that left Ross bloodied and bruised bore some similarities to the scenario that ended with Good’s death.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
10 Jan. 2026
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Games that are too easy bore older players, while overly complex games can frustrate younger ones.—
Clarissa Brincat,
Popular Science,
8 Jan. 2026
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Game within one score • Third downs Here’s a look at how the defense fared in 2024 compared with 2025.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Fort Lauderdale’s 35 would approach the 33 degrees chill-down set in 1966 and Key West’s 51 would have to drop four degrees to match the 1909 low of 47.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
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First and foremost, Ja Morant is hurt again, and that’s always going to be a bummer for the Grizzlies experience.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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This weekend’s winter weather forecast around Charlotte is currently leaning toward ice 🧊, not snow ❄️, which is a real bummer.—
Melissa Oyler
January 22,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Downer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downer. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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