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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
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
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
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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
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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downer
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Chatham County police said there were no other passengers in Vasquez Lopez and Davis’ vehicles, and while there was a second bystander vehicle involved in the accident, no one in that vehicle suffered injuries.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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Preventing electrical accidents is crucial.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
18 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
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This civic attitude kicked into high gear as ICE bore down on the state.—
Eric Roper,
Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Outside Washington, the classical music industry suffers the usual ups and downs, shocks and bumps, with layoffs at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and a reduced season ahead.—
Philip Kennicott,
Washington Post,
20 Feb. 2026
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South Florida Sun Sentinel columnist Chris Perkins is joined by Dave Hyde and David Furones to go head-to-head over the ups and downs of the Miami Dolphins in their live show, now available as a free podcast.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Feb. 2026
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Once a win-or-else juggernaut, the Yanks have become a win-or-else-we’ll-get-’em-next-year bummer.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 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 21 Feb. 2026.
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