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Recent Examples of downer
Upper’s a downer But Blue Origin could not celebrate the achievement for long.
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Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
19 Apr. 2026
Fortunately, Sanctions balances its downer tendencies with moments of levity and peculiar arrangements that only Souled American could have concocted.
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Zach Schonfeld,
Pitchfork,
17 Apr. 2026
What’s good for United could be a downer for travelers, and traditionally, anything that shrinks the list of rivals linking the same two metros from a longer roster to just one or two raises red flags for regulators.
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Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
That's a downer for the vloggers and selfie fans, but not a serious drawback for photography and videography shot from behind the camera.
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Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
19 Apr. 2026
Fortunately, Sanctions balances its downer tendencies with moments of levity and peculiar arrangements that only Souled American could have concocted.
—
Zach Schonfeld,
Pitchfork,
17 Apr. 2026
What’s good for United could be a downer for travelers, and traditionally, anything that shrinks the list of rivals linking the same two metros from a longer roster to just one or two raises red flags for regulators.
—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
That's a downer for the vloggers and selfie fans, but not a serious drawback for photography and videography shot from behind the camera.
—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downer
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Eiglarsh added that while the suffering of the families was evident throughout the trial, the defense successfully argued that the crash was a tragic accident.
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Was fatal boat crash just an accident — or was Pino reckless?
Noun
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Blanca Quinonez knows only one way to play, with full- bore, hit-the-floor intensity.
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If your surroundings have become a bore, switch them up as Venus and Uranus harmonize.
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Offensively, Jones is a bit of a head-down scorer, but his shooting is starting to get interesting.
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But Johnson failed to get up-and-down for birdie on the easy par-five fifth, where Clark made eagle.
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The only bummer is that, unlike a massive iOS update for iPhone wielders, users outside of the enthusiast corral may miss some of the under-the-hood enhancements brought on by Android 17.
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Certainly not from the game itself; basketball moves fast, and a bummer can become a bust in a blink.
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“Downer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downer. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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